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) [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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 53 (pdf62); Retrieved 9 Nov 2016
- ↑ “Symphony of Progress - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 15