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The ‘[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]]’ was amalgamated with the EIR on 1 July 1925 to comprise the ‘East Indian Railway System’ and the total system comprised 4217 miles(6787km).
<br>By 1937 was 4217 miles(6787km) as detailed in below in section [[East_Indian_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked#BG_Lines_-_owned_and_worked_by_EIR|'''BG Lines - owned and worked by EIR at 1937''']]<ref name=Hist>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ pages 81-86 pdf 110-115]; Retrieved 26 Aug 2020</ref>.
The EIR also managed, worked and maintained a number of lines on behalf of other parties .
<br>As detailed below in section [[East_Indian_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked#BG_Lines_worked_by_EIR_at_some_time|'''BG Lines Worked by EIR at some time ''']]
[[File: East Indian Railway Map 1909, east section.png| right|600px|thumb| East Indian Railway Map 1909, east section - Howrah (Calcutta) to Gaya]][[File: East Indian Railway Map 1909, mid section.png| right|600px|thumb| East Indian Railway Map 1909, mid section__ - Gaya to Cawnpore]] [[File: East Indian Railway Map 1909 west section.png| right|600px|thumb| East Indian Railway Map 1909, west section - Cawnpore to Delhi]]
==BG Lines - owned and worked by EIR at 1918==
The listings below are generally based on the “Administration Report on Railways 1918” <ref name =Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n61/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 53-56 (pdf 62-65]; Retrieved 4 Nov 2016</ref> with page numbers (and pdf pages) noted at the end of each entry.
==='''[[Grand Chord EIR Line]]'''===
Sitarampur-Gaya-Mogul Sarai, first section to Barakar , 1865; to Gaya and Mogul Sarai 1900. 278 miles(447km). Page 54 (pdf 63)
==='''[[Howrah-Burdwan Chord Railway]]'''===
Howrah to Saktighar,6 miles(10km) 1917; 45 miles(72km). Page 54 (pdf 63)
Opened 1917, 45 miles(km) from near Howrah to Saktighar
==='''Branches of the ‘EIR Main Line’ '''===
* ‘Tarkessur Branch’, opened 1885, 22 miles(35km) from Sheoraphuli to Tarkessur. Constructed by [[Tarkessur Railway| Tarkessur Railway Company]]
* ‘Naihati Branch’, opened 1887, 4½ miles(7km) from Bandel Junction to Nalhati
* ‘Hapur Branch’, opened 1907, 39 miles(63km) from Khurja to Hapur
==='''Branches of the ‘EIR Loop Line’ '''===
* ‘[[Nalhati-Azimganj Railway|Azimganj Branch}]]’, opened 1863, 27 miles(43km) from Nalhati to Azimganj [[Nalhati-Azimganj Railway -''see separate page for origins of this section'']]
* ‘Rajmehal Branch’, opened 1860, 7 miles(11km) from Tinpahar Juction to Rajmehal
* ‘Bhagalpur-Bausi Branch’, opened 1926, 31 miles(50km) from Bhagalpur to Mandar Hill
* ‘Sultangunge Ghat Branch’, opened 1895, 1.....2 miles(km2km) from Sultangunge Junction to Sultangunge Ghat
* ‘Monghyr Branch’, opened 1862, 5 miles(8km) from Jamalpur Junction to Monghyr
==='''Branches of the ‘EIR Grand Chord’ '''===
* ‘Chunch Branch’, opened 1903-06, 4 miles(6km) from Chanch block hut to mile 197.30 and between ‘Main Line’ and ‘Grand Choird’ at Sitarampur, 1.3 miles(2km) opened 1910
* ‘Pandra Branch’, opened 1900, 2.7 miles(4km) from Pandra block hut to mile 151.41
==='''Northern Main Line''' ===
Former ‘[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]]’ (O&RR) Main Line, absorbed into EIR 1925. Total line length 520 miles(837km) opened in stages from 1872 to 1893 with the final section connecting to the EIR at Mogul Sarai in 1902 [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway| O&RR -''see separate page'']]=== enares-Lucknow Loop===Former [[O&RR]] Loop, opened 1872-74, 199 miles(320km) [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway| O&RR -''see separate page'']]=== Bareilly-Moradabad Loop===Fformer {{O&RR]] Loop, opened 1872-73, 70 miles(113km) [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway| O&RR -''see separate page'']]===Lucknow-Sultanpur-Zafarabad Branch===Opened 1931-32, 136 miles(219km) from Lucknow via Sultanpur to Zafarabad===Unao-Madhoganj Branch===Opened 1930, 48 miles(77km) from Unao to Madhoganj ==='''Branches of the ‘Northern Main Line’ '''
[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway| O&RR -''see separate page for all following'']]
* ‘Cawnpore Branch’, opened 1867 and 1875 , 45 miles(89km) from Lucknow to join the EIR at Cawnpore
* ‘Belamau-Madhogan Branch’, opened 1903, 14 miles(23km) from Belamau to Madhogan
* ‘Madhopar-Auhadpur Extension, opened 1909-10, 17 miles(km27km) from Madhopar tp Auhadpur
* ‘Belamau-Sitapur Branch’, opened 1910, 37 miles(60km) from Belamau to Sitapur
* ‘Chandpur-Bijnor-Muazzampur- Narain Branch’, opened 1930, 37 miles(60km) , ''route not stated''
* ‘Rikhikesh Branch’, opened 1927, 7 miles(11km) from Raiwala to Rikhikesh
=== ''' Branches of the ‘BenaresBenares-Lucknow Loop’ Loop'''===Former [[O&RR]] Loop, opened 1872-74, 199 miles(320km) [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway| O&RR -''see separate page'']]<br>[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway| O&RR Branches -''see separate page for all following'']]
* ‘Allahabad-Fyzabad branch’, opened 1904-05, 92 miles(148km) from Allahabad via Sultanpur to Fyzabad
* ‘Allahabad-Jaunpur Branch’, opened 1906-07, 58 miles(109km) from Phaphamau to Zafarabad
* ‘Bahramghat Branch’, opened 1872, 21 miles(34km), Bara Banki to Bahramghat
===''' Branches of the ‘Benares-Moradabad Loop’ ===Former {{O&RR]] Loop, opened 1872-73, 70 miles(113km) [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway| O&RR -''see separate page''===]]<br>[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway| O&RR -''see separate page for all following'']]
* ‘Aligarh Branch’, opened 1872, 61 miles(114km) from Chandauni to Aligarh
* ‘Allahabad-Rae Bareli-Cawnpore Branch’, opened 1911-12, 153 miles(246km) from Phaphamau via Rae Bareli to Unao. The line was dismantled during WW1 and reopened 1927
* ‘Akbarpur-Tanda Branch’, opened 1912, 11 miles(18km), from Akbarpur toTanda
*[[Calcutta Chord Railway]], opened 1932, 8 miles(14km). EIR link from Dum Dum to Dankuni over [[Willindon Bridge]]
* ‘Lucknow-Sultanpur-Zafarabad Branch’, opened 1931-32, 136 miles(219km) from Lucknow via Sultanpur to Zafarabad
* ‘Unao-Madhoganj Branch’, opened 1930, 48 miles(77km) from Unao to Madhoganj
==BG Lines worked by EIR at some time==
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