Deogarh Railway
| Deogarh Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Jasidih to Deogarh | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 4.12 miles (1882) | |
| Broad Gauge | 4.12 miles (1913 | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1882 | Opened to traffic | |
| 1911 | Merged into East Indian Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Deogarh | |
| System agency | ||
| 1882 | Own agency | |
| 1911 | East Indian Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Deogarh Railway is also described as the Deogarh Town Tramway
The Deogarh Railway was a short metre gauge(MG) 4.12 mile (6.4km) line which branched off the East Indian Railway at Jasidih, on the EIR main line between Madhupur and Luckeeserai. The line terminated at Baidyanathdham railway station close to Deogarh [1]
The line first opened in 1882 and was constructed and worked by Messers Burn & Co Ltd of Calcutta up to 30 June 1911. It was acquired by the State and incorporated with the 'East Indian Railway'(EIR) on the 1 July 1911 and converted to the broad gauge(BG) on 13 Sep 1913 [1]
The railway served one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage centres in India, located in the town of Deoghar, also known as Baidyanathdham which is now the name of the terminus. [2]
The ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908’ gives the following description “Deogarh Town is 4 miles to the east of the chord-line of the East Indian Railway, with which it is connected by a steam tramway. The principal object is the group of twenty-two temples dedicated to Siva, which form a centre of pilgrimage for Hindus from all parts of India. The oldest temple is called Baidyanath [3]
Note spelling
- Deogarh – is used in the Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908 which we take as the definitive spelling.
- Deoghar – is the modern spelling
- Deoghur – is only used in the 1918 Administration Report on Railways and appears to be incorrect
Further Information
See 'Branches from the Howrah-Delhi EIR Main Line' from 1911.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 54, pdf page 62. ‘’Note Deoghur is incorrect spelling’’; Retrieved 16 Jan 2019
- ↑ Wikipedia "Deoghar"; Retrieved 16 Jan 2019
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 244; 1908; Retrieved 16 Jan 2019
