Deogarh Railway
The Deogarh Railway was a short 4.12 mile (6.4km) line which branched off the East Indian Railway at Jasidih, on the EIR main line between Madhupur and Luckeeserai and terminated at Baidyanathdham railway station close to Deogarh [1]
The line first opened in 1882 and was constructed on the metre gauge(MG) and worked by Messers Burn & Co Ltd of Calcutta up to 30 June 1911. It was acquired by the State and incorporated with theEast Indian Railway(EIR) on the 1 July 1911 and converted to the broad gauge(BG) on 13 Sep 1913 [1]
The railway served one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage centres in India, located in the town of Deoghar, also known as Baidyanathdham which is now the name of the terminus. [2]
The Deogarh Town Tramway connected Baidyanathdham railway station to Deogarh Town by a steam tramway. The principal object is the group of twenty-two temples dedicated to Siva, which form a centre of pilgrimage for Hindus from all parts of India [3]
Note spelling
- Deogarh – is used in the Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908 which we take as the definitive spelling.
- Deoghar – is the modern spelling
- Deoghur – is only used in the 1918 Administration Report on Railways and appears to be incorrect
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 54, pdf page 62. ‘’Note Deoghur is incorrect spelling’’; Retrieved 26 Aug 2016
- ↑ Wikipedia "Deoghar"; Retrieved 26 Aug 2016
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 244; 1908; Retrieved 26 Aug 2016
