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The '''Howrah-Burdwan Chord Railway''' was part of [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) system. The line opened in 1917 and provided shorter link to [[BardhamanBurdwan]] from the EIR hub at [[East Indian RailwayHowrah]](EIR) hub at . Prior to the opening of the Howrah-Burdwan chord the only line was the [[HowrahSheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway]]which had been constructed in 1885.

Prior The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line, length 55 miles(87km) from [[Lillooah]] station, 4 miles from [[Howrah]] to relieve the opening heavily worked section of the Howrah–Bardhaman chord the only line was the EIR network to [[Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar RailwayBurdwan]] which had been constructed <ref>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in 1885/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y “Administration Report on the Railways in India 1916” page 12]; Retrieved 27 Dec 2015</ref>