Status Operational Operator(s) East Central Railway Owner Indian Railways | Opened 1962 / 2010 Line length 100 km (62 mi) | |
Track gauge Broad Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Terminis Tilaiya Junction railway station, Bakhtiyarpur Junction railway station | ||
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.
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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. It was taken over by the local district board in 1950, nationalised in 1962 and converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in).
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. The line was sanctioned in 2001-02 and is to be extended up to Koderma.
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.
Workshops
The Carriage Repair Workshop has been constructed at Harnaut. It has the capacity to repair and refurbish 500 coaches or more annually.
Tourism
Rajgir and Nalanda, on this line, are popular tourist destinations and are part of the Buddhist Circuit of Bihar. Pawapuri is part of the Jain Circuit of Bihar.