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'''Howrah-Delhi EIR Main Line'''
'''Howrah-Delhi EIR Main Line'''


The first section [[Howrah]] to [[Hooghly]], 24 miles(38km,) opened 1854; via Khana Junction-[[Bhagalpur]]-[[Jamalpur]]-Luckeeserai-Mogul Sarai to [[Allahabad]], 1865; reaching [[Delhi]] on 1 Jan 1867; 1021 miles(1643km) <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n64/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 53 (pdf62)]; Retrieved  9 Nov 2016</ref>.  
The first section [[Howrah]] to [[Hooghly]], 24 miles(38km,) opened 1854; via Khana Junction-[[Bhagalpur]]-[[Jamalpur]]-Luckeeserai-Mogul Sarai to [[Allahabad]], 1865. With the opening of the [[Jumna Bridge]]  completed 1865; connecting from Allahabad via Cawnpore and Ghaziabad to Delhi (South Bank, Jumna River) in 1864, and to Delhi Terminus in 1867; 864 miles(1643km). ; reaching [[Delhi]] on 1 Jan 1867 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n61/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 53 (pdf61)]; Retrieved  29 Aug 2020</ref>.  


The opening of the [[First Chord EIR Line]] in 1871 between Khana Junction and Luckeeserai reduced the Howrah-Delhi mileage to 943 miles(1517km) <ref name=Admin/>.
The opening of the [[First Chord EIR Line]] in 1871 between Khana Junction and Luckeeserai reduced the Howrah-Delhi mileage to 943 miles(1517km) <ref name=Admin/>.
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==Early Considerations on this line==
==Early Considerations on this line==
The construction of this line was subject to several debates and considerations - see separate pages:-
The construction of this line was subject to several debates and considerations - see separate pages:-
* ‘[[East India Company - Early Proposals for Railways, 1845]]’
* '[[Great Trunk Railway from Calcutta]] 1847'
* '[[Great Trunk Railway from Calcutta]] 1847'
* '[[Calcutta to Delhi Railway Proposal 1852-53]]'
* '[[Calcutta to Delhi Railway Proposal 1852-53]]'

Latest revision as of 08:14, 29 August 2020

Howrah-Delhi EIR Main Line

The first section Howrah to Hooghly, 24 miles(38km,) opened 1854; via Khana Junction-Bhagalpur-Jamalpur-Luckeeserai-Mogul Sarai to Allahabad, 1865. With the opening of the Jumna Bridge completed 1865; connecting from Allahabad via Cawnpore and Ghaziabad to Delhi (South Bank, Jumna River) in 1864, and to Delhi Terminus in 1867; 864 miles(1643km). ; reaching Delhi on 1 Jan 1867 [1].

The opening of the First Chord EIR Line in 1871 between Khana Junction and Luckeeserai reduced the Howrah-Delhi mileage to 943 miles(1517km) [1].

The Khana Junction-Bhagalpur-Jamalpur-Luckeeserai section became secondary and became designated as the Sahibganj Loop EIR Line [2]

Early Considerations on this line

The construction of this line was subject to several debates and considerations - see separate pages:-

Further Information

See East Indian Railway page

and East Indian Railway - Lines owned and worked#BG Lines - owned and worked by EIR page which includes details of the branches and extensions to this Main Line.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 53 (pdf61); Retrieved 29 Aug 2020
  2. “Symphony of Progress - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 15