Tilaiya railway station is located in Nawada district in the Indian state of Bihar. Tilaiya railway station is at an elevation of 102 metres (335 ft) and is assigned the station code TIA.[1]
Tilaiya Junction | |
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| Indian Railways junction station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | State Highway 8, Tilaiya, Bihar India |
| Coordinates | 24°49′20″N 85°24′08″E / 24.8223°N 85.4021°E |
| Elevation | 102 metres (335 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | East Central Railway zone |
| Line(s) | Gaya–Kiul line Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Fatuha–Tilaiya line Koderma–Tilaiya line (under construction) |
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | TIA |
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Danapur |
| History | |
| Opened | 1879 |
| Electrified | 2016–2017 |
| Location | |
  Tilaiya Location in Bihar  Tilaiya Location in India | |
History edit
Gaya was connected to Kiul in 1879 by the South Bihar Railway Company (operated by the East Indian Railway Company).[2][better source needed]
The Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir line was extended to Tilaiya in 2010.[3]
Electrification edit
Feasibility studies for the electrification of the Manpur–Tilaiya–Kiul sector was announced in the rail budget for 2010–11.[4]
Line extension edit
References edit
- ^ "Tilaiya Junction". indiarailinfo. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Saxena, R. P. (1 December 2008). "Indian Railway History Timeline". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
1879-south Bihar Railway-ER-The South Bihar Railway Company(operated by EIR) had laid a line from Luckeesarai to Gaya in 1879
- ^ "CM to open Rajgir–Tilaiya new line". The Times of India. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014 – via Bihar Foundation.
- ^ "Railway Budget 2010–11: Electrification of New Rail Sections". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Nitish inaugurates new rail lines, two ROBs in Bihar". India Today/PTI. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
External links edit
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Garobigha Halt towards ?
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East Central Railway zone | Manjhwe towards ?
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| Hisua towards ?
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East Central Railway zone | Terminus | ||