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. 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:-
- ‘East India Company - Early Proposals for Railways, 1845’
- 'Great Trunk Railway from Calcutta 1847'
- 'Calcutta to Delhi Railway Proposal 1852-53'
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 53 (pdf61); Retrieved 29 Aug 2020
- ↑ “Symphony of Progress - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 15