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{{Line Railways Infobox|image=|caption= |route= [[Jasidih]] to [[Deoghur]]|gauge1= |gauge1details= |gauge2= Metre gauge|gauge2details= 5 miles (1905)|gauge3= |gauge3details= |gauge4= |gauge4details=|timeline1date= 1882|timeline1details= Opened to traffic|timeline2date= 1911|timeline2details= Merged into [[East Indian Railway]]|timeline3date= |timeline3details=|timeline4date= |timeline4details= |timeline5date= |timeline5details= |presidency= [[Bengal]]|stations= [[Deoghur]]|system1date= 1882|system1details= Own agency|system2date= 1911|system2details= [[East Indian Railway]]|system3date=|system3details= }} Also known as the '''Deoghar Railway''', the DR was a very short (only 5 miles long) metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line which branched off the REDIRECT [[East Indian Deogarh Railway|East Indian Railway's]] main line between [[Madhupur]] and [[Luckeeserai]] at [[Jasidih]]. 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. Under Indian Railways, the DR has been converted to broad gauge as part of Project Unigauge. == External Links ==*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deoghar "Deoghar"] Wikipedia
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