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Railway line in India This article is about the broad-gauge line. For the narrow-gauge railway, see Futwah–Islampur Light Railway.

Fatuha–Tilaiya line

Fatuha Junction, the starting point of Fatuha–Tilaiya line

Overview

Status

Operational

Owner

Indian Railways

Termini

Service

Operator(s)

East Central Railway

History

Opened

2003

Technical

Track gauge

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

Route map

Legend

on
Asansol–Patna section of
Howrah–Delhi main line

Fatuha

Gokulnagar

NH 31

Machriawan

Naika Road

Mahatmain River

Daniyawan Bazar (Halt)

NH 431

State Highway 78

Neora-Sheikhpura line to Neora

Daniyawan

Neora-Sheikhpura line to Sheikhpura

Singriyawan

Diywan

Lohanda

Kamta (Halt)

State Highway 4

Hilsa

State Highway 4

Junair

State Highway 4

Ram Bhawan

State Highway 4

NH 33

Ekangarsarai

Aungaridham

Khurrampur

Islampur

State Highway 71

Khudaganj

Harsingara

Katari

Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line to Bakhtiyarpur

Natesar

Jethian

Sarsoo

Dhadhar River

Oro Jagdishpur

Mohamadpur

Hisua

NH 120

Gaya–Kiul line to Kiul

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. 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.

It was nationalised and taken over by Indian Railways in 1986. 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.

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

References

"IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
^ "Futwa–Islampur Light Railway". fibis. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
^ "Islampur–Fatuha line inaugurate". Times of India. Patna. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
^ "Fatuha–Islampur new line almost completed". The Times of India. Patna. 16 November 2002. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
"Full text of Railway Budget 2003-04". rediff.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
"East Central Railway to expedite work on new lines". Times of India. Patna. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
"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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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

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