Asansol railway division explained
Asansol railway division is one of the four railway divisions under Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed in 1925 and its headquarters is located in Asansol in West Bengal, India. Currently it is the highest revenue generating division of Eastern Railways.
The Howrah, Sealdah, and Malda railway divisions are the other divisions under the Eastern Railway (ER) Zone, which is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.[1] [2]
List of railway stations and towns
The list includes the stations under the Asansol railway division along with their station category.[3] [4]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|
| A-1 Category | 0 | |
| A Category | 4 | Asansol Junction,,, |
| B Category | 4 | Chittaranjan |
| C Category | - | Suburban stations |
| D Category | 12 | |
| E Category | 36 | Jamtara,, |
| F Category | 26 | Halt stations |
| Total | 82 | - | |
Stations closed for Passengers -
Notes and References
- Web site: Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways . Indian Railways . 13 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf . 19 March 2015.
- Web site: Asansol Railway Division. 13 January 2016 . Railway Board. Western Railway zone.
- Web site: Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011 . 15 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf . 28 January 2016.
- Web site: PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation of Stations . 15 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045206/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf . 4 March 2016.
