Fatuha–Tilaiya line
Fatuha Junction, the starting point of Fatuha–Tilaiya line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
Termini
Service
Operator(s)East Central Railway
History
Opened2003
Technical
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Route map

km
on
Asansol–Patna section of
Howrah–Delhi main line
0
Fatuha
3
Gokulnagar
NH31-IN.svg NH 31
4
Machriawan
6
Naika Road
Mahatmain River
8
Daniyawan Bazar (Halt)
NH431-IN.svg NH 431 State Highway 78
Neora-Sheikhpura line to Neora
9
Daniyawan
Neora-Sheikhpura line to Sheikhpura
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
NH33-IN.svg NH 33
33
Ekangarsarai
35
Aungaridham
37
Khurrampur
43
Islampur
State Highway 71
Khudaganj
Harsingara
Katari
Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Bakhtiyarpur
64
Natesar
71
Jethian
75
Sarsoo
Dhadhar River
83
Oro Jagdishpur
87
Mohamadpur
89
Hisua
NH120-IN.svg NH 120
Gaya–Kiul line to Kiul
93
Tilaiya
Gaya–Kiul line to Gaya
100
Narhat
108
Laundh
116
Kheraundh
to Koderma (under construction)

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 opened for use in 2020.

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] The new electrified section of Islampur to Natesar was opened in 2020.

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] The Fatuha Islampur line was electrified in 2019 while Islampur Natesar electrified section opened in 2020.

References

  1. "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Futwa–Islampur Light Railway". fibis. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Islampur–Fatuha line inaugurate". Times of India. Patna. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "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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