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| Industry | Railways |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | none |
| Defunct | 1 January 1943 |
| Successor | Oudh and Tirhut Railway |
| Headquarters | India |
Area served | Northern India |
| Services | Rail transport |
Tirhut Railway (originallyTirhoot State Railway) was originally owned by theRaj Darbhanga and later by the provincial government. Its ownership was later transferred to theGovernment of India which operated it as part of the Indian State Railways from opening to late 1886, as the Tirhoot Railway from late 1886 to 30 June 1890 and by theBengal and North Western Railway from 1 July 1890. Tirhoot Railway absorbed theSegowlie-Raxaul Railway is around 1920. The Tirhut Railway was merged into theOudh and Tirhut Railway on 1 January 1943.
In 1874 the first railway line in North Bihar of Tirhoot State Rly was laid from theDarbhanga palace compound (where the place is still marked by the nowKameshwar Singh University) to Bajitpur on the banks of Ganges oppositeBarh viaSamastipur as the first line for general transport in theTirhoot Division at the prompting of the MaharajaLakshmishwar Singh.