Fatuha–Tilaiya line

The Fatuha–Tilaiya line is a railway line connecting Fatuha 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 Fatuha-Islampur line. A small portion of the line from Islampur to Natesar is still to be opened for use.

Fatuha–Tilaiya line
Overview
StatusOperational
TerminiFatuha
Tilaiya
Operation
Opened2003
OwnerIndian Railway
Operator(s)East Central Railway
Technical
Track gaugeBroad Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Fatuha–Tilaiya line
 km
0 Fatuha
 3 Gokulnagar
4 Machriawan
 6 Naika Road
Mahatmain River
 8 Daniyawan Bazar
(Halt)
NH 431 State Highway 78
Neora-Sheikhpura line to Neora (under construction)
 9 Daniyawan
Neora-Sheikhpura line to Sheikhpura (under construction)
 11 Singriyawan
 14 Diywan
 17 Lohanda
19 Kamta
(Halt)
State Highway 4
21 Hilsa
State Highway 4
26 Junair
State Highway 4
30 Ram Bhawan
State Highway 4
33 Ekangarsarai
 35 Aungaridham
 37 Khurrampur
 43 Islampur
State Highway 71
 Khudaganj
 Harsingara
 Katari
64 Natesar
 71 Jethian
 75 Sarsoo
Dhadhar River
 83 Oro Jagdishpur
 87 Mohamadpur
 89 Hisua
93 Tilaiya
100 Narhat
 108 Laundh
 116 Kheraundh
to Koderma (under construction)

History

Futwah-Islampur Light Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) wide narrow gauge railway laid by Martin's Light Railways in 1922.[1][2] Nearly 14 km of the 42 km (26 mi) long Fatuha-Islampur railway line was washed away by floods 1976. As a result, no train plied on the route for many years. In 1982, Martin's Light Railways initiated resumption of train service on this line and took up restoration work. However, in 1984, they decided to close down permanently.[3][4]

It was nationalised and taken over by Indian Railways in 1986.[2][3] Nitish Kumar, then the railway minister laid the foundation stone for the new 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) railway line in 1998. This section has about 144 bridges and 36 level crossings. Hilsa will be the crossing station of this single line section. It was inaugurated in 2003 by Nitish Kumar.[3][4][5]

The East Central Railway took up the laying of new lines in the 46 km (29 mi) long Rajgir-Hisua-Tilaiya-Nateswar-Islampur sector and as of 2013 the work was in an advanced stage. Construction of the 68 km (42 mi) Tilaiya-sector has also been taken up.[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]

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References
  1. "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. "Futwa-Islampur Light Railway". fibis. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. "Islampur-Fatuha line inaugurate". Times of India, Patna, 23 January 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. "Fatuha-Islampur new line almost completed". The Times of India, Patna, 16 November 2002. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. "Full text of Railway Budget 2003-04". rediff.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. "East Central Railway to expedite work on new lines". Times of India, Patna, 11 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  7. "Railway Budget 2010-11: Electrification of New Rail Sections". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 24 February 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2014.


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