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{{Short description|Railway line in India}}
{{About|the broad-gauge line|the narrow-gauge railway|Futwah–Islampur Light Railway}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
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The '''Fatuha–Tilaiya line''' is a railway line connecting [[Fatuha Junction railway station|Fatuha]] on the [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and {{stnlnk|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 {{track gauge|2ft6in|lk=on}}-wide [[narrow-gauge railway]] laid by [[Martin's Light Railways]] in 1922.<ref name=irfcaiii>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html|title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 26 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=fibis>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Futwah-Islampur_Light_Railway|title =Futwa–Islampur Light Railway | publisher=fibis | access-date = 26 March 2014}}</ref> Nearly 14 km of the {{convert|42|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-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.<ref name=times1>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Islampur-Fatuha-line-inaugurated/articleshow/35156560.cms |title = Islampur–Fatuha line inaugurate| work=Times of India|location=Patna|date=23 January 2003 | access-date = 26 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=times2>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Fatuha-Islampur-new-line-almost-completed/articleshow/28404273.cms |title =Fatuha–Islampur new line almost completed | work=The Times of India|location=Patna|date=16 November 2002 | access-date = 26 March 2014}}</ref>

It was nationalised and taken over by Indian Railways in 1986.<ref name=fibis/><ref name=times1/> [[Nitish Kumar]], then the railway minister laid the foundation stone for the new {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}} 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.<ref name=times1/><ref name=times2/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/feb/26rail32.htm |title =Full text of Railway Budget 2003-04 | publisher=rediff.com | access-date = 26 March 2014}}</ref>

The East Central Railway took up the laying of new lines in the {{convert|46|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long Rajgir–Hisua-Tilaiya–Nateswar–Islampur sector and as of 2013 the work was in an advanced stage. Construction of the {{convert|68|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Tilaiya sector has also been taken up.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/East-Central-Railway-to-expedite-work-on-new-lines/articleshow/19485906.cms |title = East Central Railway to expedite work on new lines| work=Times of India|location=Patna|date=11 April 2013 | access-date = 26 March 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=58164 |title =Railway Budget 2010-11: Electrification of New Rail Sections | publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India, 24 February 2010 |access-date = 26 March 2014 }}</ref> The Fatuha Islampur line was electrified in 2019 while Islampur Natesar electrified section opened in 2020.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/fatwa-fut/600 Trains at Fatuha]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/islampur-ipr/2294 Trains at Islampur]

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