Tilaiya Junction railway station

Not to be confused with Tilaiya, Tilaiya Dam, or Jhumri Tilaiya.

Tilaiya railway station is located in Nawada district in the Indian state of Bihar. Tilaiya railway station is at an elevation of 102 metres (335 ft) and is assigned the station code TIA.^[1]

Tilaiya Junction
Indian Railways junction station
General information
Location	State Highway 8, Tilaiya, Bihar India
Coordinates	24°49′20″N 85°24′08″E
Elevation	102 metres (335 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Gaya–Kiul line Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Fatuha–Tilaiya line Koderma–Tilaiya line (under construction)
Tracks	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning and under-construction
Station code	TIA
Zone(s)	East Central Railway
Division(s)	Danapur
History
Opened	1879
Rebuilt	2023
Electrified	2016–2017
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History

Gaya was connected to Kiul in 1879 by the South Bihar Railway Company (operated by the East Indian Railway Company).^{[2][better source needed]}

The Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir line was extended to Tilaiya in 2010.^[3]

Electrification

Feasibility studies for the electrification of the Manpur–Tilaiya–Kiul sector was announced in the rail budget for 2010–11.^[4]

Line extension

The line is to be extended from Tilaiya to Koderma.^[5]