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Alphabetical order with page and pdf references from the “1918 Report on Railways” ” <ref name =Admin/>and IOR source<ref name=IOR>British Library IOR/L/F/8/10/985 ‘Indenture between Secretary of State and East Indian Railway Company as to Certain Branch Lines, November 1893’</ref>.**Agra ‘Agra Branch Line Line’ ; Tundla to Jumna Bridge, 1862; Jumna Bridge to Agra City, 1907; total 15 miles(24km). Page 55 (pdf64)**Allahabad ‘Allahabad Fort Branch Line Line’ ; Allahabad Fort, 1859; 2.3 miles(3.7km), Page 55 (pdf64); extension to Daraganj sanctioned 1914, 1.9 miles(3km), Page 56(pdf65)**Bandel‘Bandel-Barharwa Branch Line Line’ ; Bandel to Barharwa, 1911-13; 166 miles(267km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **‘Benares Branch ‘ - the branch railway from the [[Mogul Serai ]] station, on the main line of the EIR to the right bank of the River Ganges, opposite Benares . This date of opening of this branch is not known, on 1 Oct 1887 the branch of the [[Dufferin Bridge]] by the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]](O&RR) on the 16 Dec 1887. <ref name=IOR/>. ''This would probably have made this branch line redundant but not confirmed''** ‘Benares Chord Line ‘; to Bechupur, connecting to the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]], 1910; 1.2 miles(1.9km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **Bhadreswar ‘Bhadreswar Branch Line Line’ ; Bhadreswar to River Bank, 1882; 2.6 miles(4.2km). Page 54 (pdf 63) . A branch line of railway from the EIR station at Bhadreswar to the right bank of the River Hughli at Pulta Ghat <ref name=IOR/>**Cawnpore ‘Cawnpore City Branch Line Line’ ; Cawnpore, 1879; 0.9 miles(1.4km). Page 55 (pdf64)**Deoghar ‘Deoghar Branch Line Line’ ; Jasidih to Baidyanathdham, opened 1882 as the metre gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) MG [[Deoghur Railway]], originally owned and worked by [[Burn & Co Ltd]] until merged in EIR, 1911; converted to BG 1913; 4.1 miles(6.6km). Page 54 (pdf 63)**Digha ‘Digha Ghat Branch Branch’ ; Bankipore to Digha Ghat, 1885; 5.5 miles(8.8km). Page 54 (pdf 63) . > A branch line of railway from the EIR station at Bankipur to the right bank of the Ganges at Digha Ghat <ref name=IOR/>.**Giridih ‘Giridih Branch Line Line’ ; Madhupar to Giridih, 1871; 27 miles(43km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **Hathras ‘Hathras Branch Line Line’ ; Hathras Junction to Hathras Kilah, 1898; 5.6 miles(9km). Page 55 (pdf64)**Ikrah ‘Ikrah Branch Line Line’ ; Ikrah to Barabani, 1894; Barabani to Sitarampur; total 15 miles(24km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **Jubbulpore ‘Jubbulpore Branch LineLine’; Naini to Jubbulpore; 1867; 224 miles(360km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **Mokameh ‘Mokameh Ghat Branch Line Line’ ; Tal Junction to Mokameh, 1883; 3miles(4.8km). Page 54 (pdf 63) . A branch line of railway from the EIR line to Mokameh to the- right bank of the River Ganges <ref name=IOR/>.**Naihati ‘Naihati Branch Line Line’ ; Bandel to Naihati, 1887; 4.5 miles(7.2km]. Page 54 (pdf 63)**Ondal‘Ondal-Sainthia Chord Line Line’ ; Ondal to Sainthia, 1906; 43 miles(69km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **Ondal ‘Ondal Loop Line Line’ ; [[Ondal-Baboissola Railway|Ondal -Baboissola]] section opened 1864, constructed by the [[Tarkessur Railway]] Company and worked by EIR, incorporated into EIR 1915 as part of the ‘Ondal Loop Line’ ; Baboissola to Toposi, 1863; Toposi via Ikrah to Rupnarainpur , 1894-5; total 32 miles(51km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **Patna ‘Patna Ghat BranchBranch’; Patna to Patna Ghat, 1862; 0.9 miles(1.4km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **Patna‘Patna-Gaya Branch Line Line’ ; Bankipore to Gaya(Gya) opened 1879; constructed and worked by State and named [[Patna & Gaya State Railway]]; worked by EIR from 1883 and transferred to EIR 1892; 58 miles(93km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **Salanpur ‘Salanpur Branch Line Line’ ; Salanpur to Shamdi, 1894-7; 5.5 miles(8.8km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **Shikohabad‘Shikohabad-Farukhabad Branch Line Line’ ; Shikohabad to Farukhabad, 1905-6; 66 miles(106km). Page 55 (pdf64)**Tari ‘Tari Ghat Branch LineLine’; Dildarnager to Tari Ghat, opened 1880 as the [[Dildarnagar-Ghazipur State Railway]]; worked by EIR; transferred to EIR 1892 becoming the EIR ‘Tari Ghat Branch Line’; 12 miles(19km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **Tarkessur ‘Tarkessur Branch LineLine’; [[Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway|Sheoraphuli-Tarkessur]] section opened, 1885, constructed by the [[Tarkessur Railway]] Company and worked by EIR, incorporated into EIR 1915 becoming the ‘Tarkessur Branch Line’; 22 miles(35km). Page 54 (pdf 63) **Toposi‘Toposi-Barabani Chord Chord’ ; Toposi to Barabani, 1908 and 1915; total 6.5 miles(10.4km). Page 54 (pdf 63) ** ‘[[Toposi Colliery Branch Lines]]’. Branch lines of railway from Toposi to Kharabad, from Nundi to Paruria, and from Salunpur to Shamdee <ref name=IOR/> [[Toposi Colliery Branch Lines| ''see separate page'']]

Alphabetical order with page and pdf references from the “1918 Report on Railways” ” <ref name =Admin/> and IOR source<ref name=IOR/>**Azimganj ‘Azimganj Branch LineLine’; opened in 1863 as the [[ Nalhati-Azimganj Railway]], a 4ft(1222mm) [[Rail_gauge_#4 foot Gauge|unique rail gauge]] line from Nalhati to Azimganj, constructed and worked by the [[Indian Branch Railway]]. Lline taken over by the Government 1872 and re-named [[Nalhati State Railway]]; converted to BG in 1892 and becoming the EIR ‘Azimganj Branch Line’ ; 27 miles(43km). Page 55 (pdf64), <ref name=IOR/>.**Mirza ‘Mirza Chowki Branch LineLine’; Mirza Chowki to river side, 1909, 0.2 miles(0.3km). Page 55 (pdf64)**Monghyr ‘Monghyr Branch LineLine’; Jamalpur Junction to Monghyr, 1862; 5.7 miles(9.1km)**Rajmehal ‘Rajmehal Branch LineLine’; Tinpahar Junction to Rajmehal, 1860; 7 miles(11km). Page 55 (pdf64)**Sakrigali ‘Sakrigali Branch LineLine’; Sakriali to River Ganges, 1894, 1.3 miles(2.0km). Page 55 (pdf64)**Sultangunge ‘Sultangunge Ghat Branch LineLine’; Sultangunge Junction to Sultangunge Ghat, 1895 1.2 miles(1.9km). Page 55 (pdf64)

Alphabetical order with page and pdf references from the “1918 Report on Railways” ” <ref name =Admin/> and IOR source<ref name=IOR/>**[[Barun-Daltonganj Railway|Barun’Barun-Daltonganj Branch LineLine’]]; Sone River East Bank, Barun to Daltonganj, 1902; 78 miles(125km). Page 55 (pdf64)**Chanch ‘Chanch Branch Line Line’ ; Chanch to Grand Chord Line, 1893-6; 3.9 miles(6.2km). Page 55 (pdf64)**Damudu Branch Line‘Damudu Line’; Kasunda to Pathardihi, 1895-6; 9.8 miles(15.7km). Page 55 (pdf64) [[Jharia Coalfield Railways#Jharia Coalfield EIR Railways|See separate page 'Jharia Coalfield Railways']]**Jamuniatand ‘Jamuniatand Link LineLine’; Khanoodih to [[Bokharo Colliery Railway]] joint line, 1916; 2 miles(3.2km)**Jharia ‘Jharia Branch LineLine’; Dhanbaid to Jharia, 1903; 3.8 miles(6km). Page 55 (pdf64) [[Jharia Coalfield Railways#Jharia Coalfield EIR Railways|See separate page 'Jharia Coalfield Railways']]**Kasunda‘Kasunda-Tetulmari Link LineLine’; Kasunda to Tetulmari, 1906-7; 3.2 miles(5.1km). Page 55(pdf64)**Katras ‘Katras Branch Line Line’ ; Dhanbaid to Katrasgarh, 1894; 9.1 miles(14.6km). Page 55 (pdf64) [[Jharia Coalfield Railways#Jharia Coalfield EIR Railways|See separate page 'Jharia Coalfield Railways']]**Katras‘Katras-Khanoodih Extension LineLine’; Katrasgarh to Khanoodih, 1903; 7.2 miles(11.5km). Page 55 (pdf64)**Katras‘Katras-Mulkera Cross Connection Line; ’ Northern half of connection, 1903, 0.7 miles(1.1km). Page 55 (pdf64)**Pradhankhanta‘Pradhankhanta-Pathardih EIR ChordChord’; linking [[Pradhankhanta]] and [[Pathardih]] 9½ miles(15 km), opened in 1913. Page 55 (pdf64) [[Jharia Coalfield Railways#Jharia Coalfield EIR Railways|See separate page 'Jharia Coalfield Railways']]

Alphabetical order with page and pdf references from the “1918 Report on Railways” ” <ref name =Admin/> 

Alphabetical order with page and pdf references from the “1918 Report on Railways” ” <ref name =Admin/>