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'''First Chord EIR Line'''when completed in 1871 connecting [[RaniganiRaniganj]] with [[Luckeesarai]], was designated as the mainline from Calcutta to Delhi cutting nearly 100 miles of the distance. The original line became the [[Sahibganj Loop (EIR)Line|Sahibganj Loop]] <ref name=SoP> “Symphony of Progress - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 16-17</ref>.
The EIR section from Khana Junction to Sitarampur, opened in stages from 1855-63; reaching Luckeeserai 1871. 183 miles(294km) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n62/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 53 (pdf62)]; Retrieved 9 Nov 2016</ref> . .
