Katihar railway division

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Katihar Railway Division
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From top, left to right:
Katihar DRM Office, Katihar Junction, New Jalpaiguri RS(under KIR division), Darjeeling Himalayan Railway(under KIR division),NG steam loco shed, Purnia Junction(Under KIR division)
Overview
Headquarters Katihar, Bihar, India
Locale West Bengal, Bihar
Dates of operation15 January 1958;68 years ago (1958-01-15)–
Technical
Track gauge Broad Gauge
Narrow Gauge
Previous gauge Metre Gauge
Electrification On construction
Other
Website North East Frontier Railway website

Katihar railway division is one of the five railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway zone of the Indian Railways. [1] This railway division was formed on 15 January 1958 and its headquarter is located at Katihar in the state of Bihar.

Contents

Alipurduar railway division, Lumding railway division, Tinsukia railway division and Rangiya railway division are the other four railway divisions under the NFR Zone headquartered at Maligaon, Guwahati. [2] [3]

List of railway stations

The list includes the stations under the Katihar railway division and their station category. [4] [5]

Category of stationNo. of stationsNames of stations
A-1 Category2
A Category4
B Category7



C Category
(Suburban station)		-

D Category

--
E Category--
F Category
Halt Station
Total--

Stations closed for Passengers -

State Wise Route KMs

As of 31-03-2018
StateBGMGNGTotal KMs
ElectrifiedNon-ElectrifiedSub-Total
Bihar31.03296.23327.260.34-327.60
West Bengal66.72367.74434.46-87.48521.94
Total97.75663.97761.720.3487.48849.54

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Katihar Railway Division". Railway Board . North Eastern Railway zone . Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "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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