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The '''Howrah-Burdwan Chord Railway''' was part of [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) system. The line broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) opened in 1917 and provided shorter link to [[Burdwan]] from the EIR hub at [[Howrah]]. Prior to the opening of the Howrah-Burdwan chord the only line was the [[Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway]] which had been constructed in 1885.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howrah%E2%80%93Bardhaman_main_line Wikipedia "Bardhaman main line"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 201516 Feb 2019</ref>

The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BGHowrah]]to Saktighar section of the EIR network was completed in 1917; 45 miles(72km)<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n62/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 54 (pdf62) ]; Retrieved 16 Feb 2019</ref> .  The line, length 55 miles(87km) from [[Lillooah]] station, 4 miles from [[Howrah]] was to relieve the heavily worked section of the EIR network to [[Burdwan]] <ref>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/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 201516 Feb 2019</ref>