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'''Grand Chord Line (EIR) '''


==Background==
The traffic on the [[East Indian Railway]] mainline via [[Ranigani]] and [[Luckeesarai]]
(previously called the [[First Chord Line (EIR)|First Chord Line]] and completed in 1871) continued to grow and it became necessary to find a shorter route <ref> “Symphony of Progress  - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 18</ref>.
==History==
*A fresh survey was undertaken in 1888-89 to find a direct route and after two more surveys to cut costs, a route was deterrmined from Dhanbad to Moghulsarai via Gomoh, Koderma and Gaya.
*The major works on the line were the [[Upper Sone Bridge, Dehri]], tunneling and ghat line construction
*The line, called the 'Grand Chord' was opened by Viceroy Lord Minto on 6th December 1906 opened
*The line reduced the distance from [[Calcutta]] to North India and [[Bombay]] by 50 miles (80km) and also to Bombay. The [[Allahabad-Jubbulpore Railway]] had opened in 1867 linking to the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR) thus making it possible to travel directly from [[Bombay]] to [[Calcutta]] <ref> “Symphony of Progress  - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 148</ref>. The Grand Chord Line  provided capacity to deal with the increase in traffic.
<ref >[https://ia801404.us.archive.org/16/items/historyeastindi00huddgoog/historyeastindi00huddgoog.pdf Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone, page , pdf page ]; Retrieved 12 Jun 2016</ref>.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]

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