Tilaiya Junction
Indian Railways junction station

General information
LocationState Highway 8, Tilaiya, Bihar
India
Coordinates24°49′20″N 85°24′08″E / 24.8223°N 85.4021°E / 24.8223; 85.4021
Elevation102 metres (335 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway zone
Line(s)Gaya–Kiul line
Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
Fatuha–Tilaiya line
Koderma–Tilaiya line (under construction)
Tracks5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTIA
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
History
Opened1879
Electrified2016–2017
Location
Tilaiya is located in Bihar
Tilaiya
Tilaiya
Location in Bihar
Tilaiya is located in India
Tilaiya
Tilaiya
Location in India

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]

History

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

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. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.

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