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→EIR Grand Chord
A branch railway from Bhagalpur to Mandar Hill; under construction 1907 for EIR as a branch of the [[Sahibganj Loop EIR Line]]; dismantled in 1917-18 for reasons unknown.
==='''[[Grand Chord EIR Line]]'''===
Sitarampur-Gaya-Mogul Sarai, first section to Barakar , 1865; to [[Gaya ]] and Mogul [[Moghal Sarai ]] 1900, which included the '[[Upper Sone Bridge, Dehri]]'. 278 miles(447km). Page 54 (pdf 63)
=== [[Howrah-Burdwan Chord Railway]]===
Howrah to Saktighar,6 miles(10km) 1917; 45 miles(72km). Page 54 (pdf 63)
Fully opened 1862, 253 miles(407km) from Khana Junction to Kjul. [[East_Indian_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked#BG_Lines_-_owned_and_worked_by_EIR|§ The 1918 ‘Administration Report’ detailed above]] described this line as the as the ‘[[Sahibganj Loop EIR Line]]’
=== '''[[Grand Chord EIR Line |EIR Grand Chord]]'''===
Fully opened 19001906, 275 miles(443km) from Sitarampur to Mogul Sarai. The 1918 Report § gives the line as 278 miles(447km)
==='''[[Howrah-Burdwan Chord Railway]]'''===
Opened 1917, 45 miles(km) from near Howrah to Saktighar
