Gaya–Kiul line
| Gaya–Kiul line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Termini |
Gaya Kiul |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1879 |
| Owner | Indian Railway |
| Operator(s) | East Central Railway |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 129 km (80 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 (single) |
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
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The Gaya–Kiul line is a railway line connecting Gaya on the Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Kiul on the Howrah-Delhi main line both in the Indian state of Bihar.
History
Several years before the Grand Chord was built, a connection from the Howrah-Delhi main line to Gaya was developed in 1900 and the South Bihar Railway Company (operated by EIR) had laid a line from Lakhisarai to Gaya in 1879.[1] The Grand Chord was opened on 6 December 1906. [2]
Track
Track doubling of the 130 kilometres (81 mi) long Gaya-Kiul line was announced in the Railway Budget for 2010-2011.[3]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for doubling of Kiul-Gaya Railway line of 124 km with a completion cost of Rs.1354.22 crore. Doubling of this line will greatly ease the ever increasing freight traffic between these sections. The project is likely to be completed by 2019-20.
Electrification
Feasibility studies for the electrification of the Manpur-Tilaiya-Kiul section were announced in the rail budget for 2010-11 and the electrification work of single track is going on starting 2015-16. [4]
Passenger movement
Gaya is the only station on this line which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.Apart from Gaya there are various local stations used by masses such as Nawada,Sheikhpura,Warisaliganj.[5]
Railway reorganisation
In 1952, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway. Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. North Eastern Railway was formed with Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Assam Railway and a portion of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.[6] East Central Railway was created in 1996-97.[7]
References
- ↑ R.P.Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "As the traffic continued to grow even beyond the capacity of the". Tripod. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ "Rail Budget 2010-2011: Bihar’s gain". Jai Bihar, 25 February 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "Railway Budget 2010-11: Electrification of New Rail Sections". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 24 February 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "East Central Railway". ECR. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.