Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line

This article is about the broad gauge line. For the narrow gauge railway, see Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway.
Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
Overview
Status Operational
Termini Bakhtiyarpur
Tilaiya
Operation
Opened 1962 / 2010
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) East Central Railway
Technical
Line length 100 km (62 mi)
Track gauge Broad Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line

Legend
 km

0 Bakhtiyarpur

Asansol-Patna section of
Howrah-Delhi main line

 3 Karnauti(Halt)
Panchane River
 7 Kharuara(Halt)
 11 Harnaut
CRW, Harnaut
NH 30A
 14 Muhari(Halt)
 16 Wena
 18 Imlibigha(Halt)
 19 Rahul Road
 20 Ambapendarpur(Halt)
 21 Depkura(Halt)
 27 Suhsarai
 30 Bihar Sharif
National Highway 110
 34 Tungi(Halt)
 36 Pawapuri Road
 37 Deepnagar(Halt)
 42 Nalanda
 44 Marahra
 47 Silao
 49 Karahdih(Halt)
 51 Sardar Patel Halt
 54 Rajgir
 61 Nekpur
Fatuha-Tilaiya line
 71 Natesar
 78 Jethian
 82 Sarsoo
 90 Oro Jagdishpur
 94 Mohamadpur
 96 Hisua
Gaya-Kiul line
 100 Tilaiya
Gaya-Kiul line
 to Koderma (planned)

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. The line was earlier known as Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir line.

History

Bakhtiyarpur Bihar Light Railway 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.[1][2][3][4] It was taken over by the local district board in 1950, nationalised in 1962 and converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in).[1][2]

The broad gauge line was extended from Rajgir to Tilaiya and opened in 2010. This line will transport coal from the Hazaribagh-Koderma coal belt for Barh Super Thermal Power Station.[5] The line was sanctioned in 2001-02 and is to be extended up to Koderma.[6]

Electrification

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.[7]

Workshops

The Carriage Repair Workshop has been constructed at Harnaut. It has the capacity to repair and refurbish 500 coaches or more annually.[8][9][10]

Tourism

Rajgir and Nalanda, on this line, are popular tourist destinations and are part of the Buddhist Circuit of Bihar.[11] Pawapuri is part of the Jain Circuit of Bihar.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bakhtiyarpur-Bihar Light Railway". fibis. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Shahdara-Saharanpur Light Railway". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "History of Indian Railways". Consultant. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "CM to open Rajgir-Tilaiya new line". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nitish inaugurates new rail lines, two ROBs in Bihar". India Today/PTI, 29 June 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Railway Budget 2010-11: Electrification of New Rail Sections". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 24 February 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Harnaut coach factory to be functional by September". The Times of India, Patna, 16 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Harnaut coach factory ready for Oct launch". Hindutan Times, 17 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Buddhist Circuit of Bihar". Bihar Tourism. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Destinations". Bihar Tourism Development Corporation. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, January 13, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.