Tilaiya Junction railway station

Not to be confused with Tilaiya, Tilaiya Dam, or Jhumri Tilaiya.
Tilaiya
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location State Highway 8, Tilaiya, Bihar
India
Coordinates 24°49′20″N 85°24′08″E / 24.8223°N 85.4021°ECoordinates: 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
Line(s) Gaya-Kiul line
Bakhtiyarpur-Tilaiya line
Fatuha-Tilaiya line
Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code Tia
Division(s) Danapur
History
Opened 1879
Location
Tilaiya railway station
Location in Bihar

Tilaiya railway station is located in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar .

The railway station

Tilaiya railway station is at an elevation of 102 metres (335 ft) and was assigned the code – TIA.[1]

History

Gaya was connected to Kiul in 1879 by the South Bihar Railway Company (operated by the East Indian Railway Company)[2]

The Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir line was extended to Tilaiya in 2010.[3]

Electrification

Feasibility studies for the electrification of the Manpur-Tilaiya-Kiul sector was announced in the rail budget for 2010–11.[4]

Line extension

The line is to be extended from Tilaiya to Koderma.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tilaiya Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Indian Railway History Timeline compiled by R.P.Saxena
  3. ↑ "CM to open Rajgir-Tilaiya new line". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Railway Budget 2010–11: Electrification of New Rail Sections". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 24 February 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nitish inaugurates new rail lines, two ROBs in Bihar". India Toaday/PTI, 29 June 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

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