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The Khana Junction-Bhagalpur-Jamalpur-Luckeeserai section was originally part of the [[Howrah-Delhi EIR Main Line]] opened in 1865 <ref name=Admin>[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>.
With the completion of the [[First Chord EIR Line]] from Khana Junction via Sitarampur to Luckeeserai in 1871, and with increasing traffic then that part was was re-designated as part the [[Howrah-Delhi EIR Main Line]] <ref name=Admin/><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahibganj_Loop Wikipedia "Sahibganj Loop" ]; Retrieved 10 Nov 2016</ref>.
The original Khana Junction-Bhagalpur-Jamalpur-Luckeeserai section became secondary and became designated as the '''[[Sahibganj Loop EIR Line]]''' <ref> “Symphony of Progress - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 15</ref>
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