Howrah railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the Eastern Railway zone and the South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1854 and its headquarters is located at Howrah in West Bengal, India. [1] It covers the area more than 400 km which includes parts of Bihar and Jharkhand also. [2]
Asansol railway division, Sealdah railway division and Malda railway division are the other railway divisions under ER Zone headquartered at Kolkata. [3] [4]
This list includes the top 10 busiest NSG (Non Suburban Group) category railway stations in Howrah division as of 2022-23 [5]
Category of station | Rank | Name of station |
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NSG-1 | 1 | Howrah Junction |
NSG-2 | 2 | Barddhaman Junction |
NSG-3 | 3 | Rampurhat Junction |
NSG-3 | 4 | Bandel Junction |
NSG-4 | 5 | Bolpur Shantiniketan |
NSG-5 | 6 | Sainthia Junction |
NSG-5 | 7 | Guskara |
NSG-5 | 8 | Khagraghat Road |
NSG-5 | 9 | Pakur |
NSG-5 | 10 | Azimganj Junction |
NSG-5 | 11 |
The list includes the stations under the Howrah railway division and their station category. [6]
Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
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NSG-1 | 1 | Howrah Junction |
NSG-2 | 1 | Barddhaman Junction |
NSG-3 | 2 | Rampurhat and Bandel |
NSG-4 | 1 | Bolpur Shantiniketan |
NSG-5 | 14 | Sainthia Junction, Pakur, Khagraghat Road, Azimganj Junction, Nalhati Junction, Nabadwip Dham,Murarai, Salar, Guskara, Ahmadpur Junction, Morgram, Sagardighi, Rajgram, Mallarpur, Bazarsau |
NSG-6 | 36 | Azimganj City, Barala, Bhedia etc. |
SG-2 | 4 | Shrirampur, Rishra, Konnagar, Sheoraphuli, Uttarpara |
SG-3 | 87 | Katwa Junction, Agradwip, Ambika Kalna, Adisaptagram etc. |
HG-1 | 5 | Vishnupriya Halt, Malia, Mertala Phaleya, Rajchandrapur, Dhaniakhali. |
HG-2 | 6 | Amarun, Shiblun, Miangram, Nimo, Talpur, Tokipur |
HG-3 | 33 | Adalpahari, Ambalgram, Barmasia etc. |
Total | 193 | - |
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