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===Branch Lines and extensions===*See '''[[BarunEast Indian Railway -Daltonganj Railway]], opened 1902. Section of EIR line*[[Bhagalpur Badli RailwayLines owned and worked]], under construction 1907 ''' for EIRdetails and information:- *[[OndalBG Lines -Sainthia Railway]], opened 1908, a EIR Chord line linking the two owned and worked by EIR mainlines from Calcutta.*[[Howrah-Burdwan Chord Railway]], opened 1917. Part of BG Lines absorbed into EIR system*[[Calcutta Chord Railway]], opened 1931-32. BG Lines worked by EIR link from Dum Dum to Dankuni over [[Willindon Bridge]]at some time*[[Dildarnagar-GhazipurBG Lines -Trighat Branch Railway]], opened 1880. Branch line to EIR main line.network expansion lines
===Railways absorbed into EIR===*[[Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway]], formed 1889 as private company, merged into EIR, 1925*[[Deoghur Railway]], opened 1882. Short branch line linking important pilgrimage centre to main line, initally own agency; merged into EIR, 1911*[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]](O&RR), formed from [[Indian Branch Railway]](IBR); nationalised, 1889; merged into EIR, 1925*[[Patna & Gaya State Railway]], opened before 1881. State line merged into EIR, c.1892*[[Tarkessur Railway]], opened 1884-85. Worked by EIR; Merged into EIR 1915. ===Lines worked by EIR at some time===*[[Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa Railway]], opened c.1914. Branch/Loop line extension to [[Hooghly-Katwa Railway]] worked by EIR.*[[Central Indian Coalfields Railway]], opened 1927. [[Government of India |GoI]] owned; part worked by [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]](BNR); later amagamated with EIR. *[[Hooghly-Katwa Railway]], opened c.1914. Branch/Loop line extension to [[Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa Railway]] worked by EIR.*[[Jind-Panipat Railway]], opened 1916-17. Originally worked by EIR; later by [[North Western Railway]](NWR)*[[Nalhati-Azimganj Railway]], opened 1863. Originally part of [[Indian Branch Railway]](IBR), unique 4ft gauge; worked by O&RR, 1863-72; run as State Rly, 1872; leased to EIR, 1892.*[[Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway]], opened 1885. Branch line opened by the [[Tarkessur Railway]] Co.; worked by EIR.*[[South Behar Railway]], opened 1899. Leased to the State by South Bihar Railway Co.; worked by EIR.*[[Thanesar-Kaithal Railway]], opened 1909. Branch line of [[Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway]]; worked by EIR, 1909.*[[Calcutta Port Commissioners' Railway]], opened 1892 and connected to EIR in 1924 == Records ==
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==EIR Railway Lines==
The EIR owned and worked on behalf of other parties an extensive network of broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) lines.
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