Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line

(Redirected from Bakhtiyarpur-Tilaiya line) Railway line in India This article is about the broad-gauge line. For the narrow-gauge railway, see Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway.

Rajgir is an important railway station on Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line

Overview

Status

Operational

Owner

Indian Railways

Termini

Service

Operator(s)

East Central Railway

History

Opened

1962 / 2010

Technical

Line length

100 km (62 mi)

Number of tracks

Track gauge

5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

Electrification

25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE in 2016–2017 b/w Bakhtiyarpur and Rajgir

Operating speed

Up to 100 km/h

Route map

Legend

on
Asansol–Patna section of
Howrah–Delhi main line

Bakhtiyarpur

Karnauti Halt

Falgu River

Kharuara Halt

Harnaut–Mokama section

to Mokama

Carriage Repair

Workshop, Harnaut

Harnaut

NH 431

SH 78

Panchane River

Neora-Sheikhpura line to Neora

Bihar Sharif

NH 33

Neora–Sheikhpura line to Sheikhpura

to Nawada (planned)

to Jehanabad (planned)

Tungi (Halt)

to Nawada (planned)

NH 20

Panchane River

Nalanda

NH 120

SH 71

Fatuha–Tilaiya line to Fatuha

Natesar

to Gaya Under construction

Dhadhar River

NH 120

Gaya–Kiul line to Kiul

100

Tilaiya

Gaya–Kiul line to Gaya

107

Narhat

115

Laundh

123

Kheraundh

to Koderma (Under construction)

The Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line is a railway line connecting Bakhtiyarpur on the Howrah–Delhi main line and Tilaiya on the Gaya–Kiul line, both in the Indian state of Bihar.

History

The line has its origins in Bakhtiyarpur–Bihar Sharif light railway, which was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-wide narrow-gauge railway laid by Martin's Light Railways from Bakhtiyarpur to Bihar Sharif in 1903 and extended to Rajgir in 1911. It was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) in 1962. The broad-gauge line was extended from Rajgir to Tilaiya and opened in 2010. The line is to be extended up to Koderma. Feasibility studies for the electrification of the Manpur–Tilaiya–Kiul sector and Fatwa–Islampur–Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir sectors were announced in the rail budget for 2010–11. Survey work for doubling of this line has been completed and is awaiting the green signal from Railway Safety Commissioner.

Electrification

The Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir section was electrified in 2016–2017, while the Rajgir–Tilaiya section was electrified in 2017. The Tilaiya–Gaya section was electrified along with the Gaya–Kiul line in October 2018.

Workshops

Carriage Repair Workshop in Harnaut has the capacity to repair and refurbish 500 or more coaches annually.

Important stations

Bihar Sharif Junction, Rajgir, Nalanda and Harnaut are important stations on this line.

Rajgir and Nalanda, located on this line, are popular tourist destinations and are part of the Buddhist Circuit of Bihar. Pawapuri is a significant site on the Jain Circuit of Bihar.

Sections

Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir section
Rajgir–Tilaiya–Gaya section
Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line
Harnaut–Mokama section

References

^ "Bakhtiyarpur–Bihar Light Railway". fibis. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
^ "Shahdara-Saharanpur Light Railway". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
"History of Indian Railways". Consultant. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
"IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
"CM to open Rajgir–Tilaiya new line". IRFCA. 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. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
"Railway Budget 2010-11: Electrification of New Rail Sections". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 24 February 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
"बख्तियारपुर-राजगीर-तिलैया रेलखंड का दोहरीकरण जल्द, सर्वे हुआ पूरा | Harnaut News - doubling of bakhtiyarpur rajgir tilaiya railway section soon survey completed - Dainik Bhaskar". Retrieved 18 April 2023.
"Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
"Harnaut coach factory to be functional by September". The Times of India. Patna. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
"Harnaut coach factory ready for Oct launch". Hindustan Times. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
"Buddhist Circuit of Bihar". Bihar Tourism. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
"Destinations". Bihar Tourism Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

External links

Trains at Bakhtiyarpur
Trains at Rajgir
Trains at Tilaiya
Rajgir travel guide from Wikivoyage
Nalanda travel guide from Wikivoyage
Pawapuri travel guide from Wikivoyage

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Railway companies