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The '''Patna Railway''' was under consideration from 1846 to 1849 - see 'Records', as a name, occurs in several records.

Construction ==Patna Railway Suggestions 1846-49==References to a railway in the vicinity of railway line through Patna by are made in the [[East Indian Railway]] Company (EIR) was started in 1855 and was completed years 1846-49 concerning different suggestions of a route between Calcutta and opened in 1862Delhi. The <ref>British Library IOR/E/4/794, pp50, 56 “Branch railway station was originally called Banikpore Junction. Prior lines to that the transport of raw materials and finished goods was done through the river transport Patna & Rajmahal on River Ganges, suggestions respecting”</ref>. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patna_Junction_railway_station Wikipedia “Patna Junction [ East Indian Railway Station”]; ](EIR) Retrieved during 1846-49 were surveying 11 Apr 2016</ref>the route for the onward extension from Howrah (Calcutta) westward, the acquisition of land became a serious issue.

==Patna EIR Railway, 1855==Construction of railway line through Patna by the [[East Indian Railway]] Company (EIR) was started in 1855 <ref name=Patna>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patna_Junction_railway_station Wikipedia “Patna Junction Railway Station”]; Retrieved 10 Nov 2018 2016</ref>. ==Patna Incident, 1856==“The Early History of the East Indian Railway” by Hene Mukergee states <blockquote>'' The operations in connection with the acquisition of land for the EIR were extensive and the interests involved in such land were complex. The persons handling these affairs on the spot were often people completely ignorant of the social and religious prejudices of the people with whom they had to deal. Under such circumstances certain cases of injustice and maltreatment did occur, and this caused widespread discontent in certain areas along the route of the line. The ‘Patna Incident’ may be cited as an instance. In 1856, wide commotion was created amongst people of Patna by the activities of the Railway engineers in connection with the cutting down of the centre line of the railway through the city. Houses were destroyed and even sacred places violated by them without the authority of the Railway Commissioner. However the Goverment of India promptly intervened and the Railway Company was warned against any such future occurrence. '' <ref>“The Early History of the East Indian Railway”, Firma Press, Calcutta, 1994 by Hene Mukergee page 98 </ref></blockquote> ==Patna EIR Railway, 1862==[[Patna]] was on the [[Luckeesarai]] - [[Dinapore]] section of the EIR mainline, 82 miles(132km) that opened in Nov 1862 <ref name=p53>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n61/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 53 (pdf61) ]; Retrieved 10 Nov 2018</ref>. The railway formed a vital link in the EIR mainline between [[Calcutta]] and [[Delhi]] that were connected in 1866.<ref>”Symphony of Progesss Progress – The Saga of the Eastern Railways” Eastern Railways, Kolkata 2003; page 14</ref>.Prior to the opening the transport of raw materials and finished goods was done through the river transport on River Ganges <ref name=Patna/> The railway station, now called Patna Junction was originally called Banikpore Junction. <ref name==Records==An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway Patna/> <refname=p54>[httphttps://searcharchivesarchive.bl.ukorg/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/primo_libraryBombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/libwebn62/actionmode/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 54 (pdf62) ]; Retrieved 11 Apr 201610 Nov 2018</ref>.  gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: == Patna- Patna Ghat Branch Line==gives A short branch of 0.87 miles(1.4km) to Patna Ghat from the following:- EIR mainline opened at the same time in Nov 1862 <ref name=p54/>. *Z/E/4/19/P177 and “Patna== Digha Ghat Branch Railway, Opening of 1885==This branch from Patna Junction, then called Banikpore Junction to Digha Ghat, 5.53 miles(8.8km) opened Apr 1885The railway line was constructed to ease the transportation of leather items and footwear products to, suggested”; 1846-1849 *Z/E/4/19/R552 and G41 “Rivers, from the leather works at Digha on the bank of the River Ganges<ref name=p54/> ''The Wikipedia statement ‘ The Patna Junction-Digha Ghat rail track was laid in 1862 during the British Raj’ is not correct , Branch railway lines this must refer to the shorter line to Patna & Rajmahalon, suggestions respecting”; 1846-1849*ZGhat mentioned above'' <ref>[https:/E/4en.wikipedia.org/26wiki/P71Patna%E2%80%93Digha_Ghat_line Wikipedia “Dinga Ghat Line”]; “Patna, Railway, Report on progress of, from consulting engineer”; 1855*ZRetrieved 10 Nov 2018</E/4/28/P90; “Patna, Railway, Progress report on operations”; 1856-57ref>.