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|headquarters= [[Calcutta]]
|workshop= [[Jamalpur]], [[Liluah]]
|stations= [[AllahabadAgra]], [[Benares]], [[Howrah]], [[Hooghly]], [[Jubbulpore]], [[Patna]]
|successor1= '''1947'''
|successor1details= Eastern Division, Indian Railways
Built on the same terms and conditions as the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR), the '''East Indian Railway''' (EIR) was a British company, registered in London, privately owned and financed, operating under license and guarantee from the (British) Board of Control in India and the [[East India Company]] (EIC).
By 1859, the arrangements were "the construction and working of lines from [[Calcutta]] to [[Delhi]], and from [[Allahabad]] to [[Jubbulpore|Juppulpore]] - total, about 1,400 miles. Capital - 12,731,000''l''. This amount has been sanctioned for the works specified, but it is probable that a larger sum will be required. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent. on 11,553,000''l''. capital; 4½ per cent. on 1,178,000''l''. debentures, convertible into shares." (1)
== Characteristics ==
