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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]] <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n62/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 54, pdf page 62. ‘’Note Deoghur is incorrect spelling’’]; Retrieved 26 Aug 2016</ref>  The line first opened in 1882 and was constructed on the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#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 the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) on the 1 July 1911 and converted to the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) on 13 Sep 1913 <ref name=Admin/>

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. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deoghar Wikipedia "Deoghar"]; Retrieved 26 Aug 201616 Jan 2019</ref>

The [[Deogarh ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908’ gives the following description “Deogarh Town Tramway]] is 4 miles to the east of the chord-line of the East Indian Railway, with which it is 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 . The oldest temple is called Baidyanath <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_250.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 244; 1908]; Retrieved 26 Aug 201616 Jan 2019</ref>