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'''First Chord EIR Line'''when completed in 1871 connecting [[Raniganj]] with [[Luckeesarai]], was designated as the mainline from Calcutta to Delhi cutting nearly 100 miles of the distance. The original line became the [[Sahibganj Loop EIR Line|Sahibganj Loop]] <ref name=SoP> “Symphony of Progress - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; page 16-17</ref>.
The EIR section from Khana Junction to Sitarampur, opened in stages from 1855-63; reaching Luckeeserai [[Luckeesarai]] 1871. , a line of 183 miles(294km) <ref>[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> . .
Initially called the Chord Line, but as traffic increased then it was re-designated as part the [[Howrah-Delhi EIR Main Line]] with the 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>.
