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''The dates of 1880-86 stated in this 1905 Civil list record are suprising as it is thought the opening date of the Patna & Gaya State Railway was 1899 - further research is required.''
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The '''Patna & Gaya State Railway''' was constructed by the State in 1899 and operated 1879. From 1882 worked by the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR)and from 1892 incorporated into the EIR becoming the ‘Patra-Gya Branch’<ref>”Symphony of Progesss – The Saga of the Eastern Railways” Eastern [https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n63/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways, Kolkata 20031918” page 54 (pdf63)]; page 22Retrieved 9 May 2017</ref>.
The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line, with a length of 57 miles (92km), connected [[Patna]] on the [[Howrah-Delhi EIR Main Line]] and [[Gaya]] on the [[Grand Chord EIR Line]] both in the Indian state of Bihar
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patna%E2%80%93Gaya_line Wikipedia "Patna Gaya Line"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 20159 May 2017</ref>.
==Personnel==
*[[Vans Righy]] was deployed from the [[Public Works Department]] from 1875 to 1880 as Executive Engineer on the Tirhoot State Railway. In 1880 he became Manager and Superintendent Way and Works. His resposibility jointly included '''Patna & Gaya State Railway'''. He retained this position until transferred in 1886 <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA600 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 600 (pdf page 563)] Retrieved on 27 May 2016</ref>.
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