Asansol railway division
Asansol railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1] It was formed in 1925 and its headquarters is located in Asansol in West Bengal, India. Currently[when?] it is the highest revenue generating division of Eastern Railways.[citation needed]
The Howrah, Sealdah, and Malda railway divisions are the other divisions under the Eastern Railway (ER) Zone, which is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.[2][3]
List of railway stations and towns
[edit]The list includes the stations under the Asansol railway division along with their station category.[4][5]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 Category | 0 | |
| A Category | 4 | Asansol Junction, Durgapur, Jasidih Junction, Madhupur Junction |
| B Category | 4 | Chittaranjan |
| C Category | - | Suburban stations |
| D Category | 12 | Siuri |
| E Category | 36 | Jamtara, Vidyasagar, Sitarampur Jn |
| F Category | 26 | Halt stations |
| Total | 82 | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
References
[edit]- ^ "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Asansol Railway Division". Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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