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The '''Deogarh Railway''' was a short metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) 4.12 mile (6.4km) line which branched off the [[East Indian Railway]] at Jasidih, on the EIR main line between [[Madhupur]] and [[Luckeeserai]]. The line terminated at Baidyanathdham railway station close to [[Deogarh]] <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n62/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 54, pdf page 62. ‘’Note Deoghur is incorrect spelling’’]; Retrieved 16 Jan 2019</ref>
The line first opened in 1882 and was constructed and worked by Messers [[Burn & Co Ltd]] of Calcutta up to 30 June 1911. It was acquired by the State and incorporated with the '[[East Indian Railway]]'(EIR) on the 1 July 1911 and converted to the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) on 13 Sep 1913 <ref name=Admin/>
The railway served one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage centres in India, located in the town of [[Deoghar]], also known as Baidyanathdham which is now the name of the terminus. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deoghar Wikipedia "Deoghar"]; Retrieved 16 Jan 2019</ref>
*Deoghar – is the modern spelling
*Deoghur – is only used in the 1918 Administration Report on Railways and appears to be incorrect
==Further Information==
See [[East_Indian_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked#Branches_from_the_Howrah-Delhi_EIR_Main_Line|'Branches from the Howrah-Delhi EIR Main Line']] from 1911.
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