Kharagpur railway division

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Kharagpur railway division is one of the four railway divisions under South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 14 April 1952 and its headquarters are located at Kharagpur in the state of West Bengal of India.

The division has a number of railway lines under it, which extend in many directions.
1. From Tikiapara in West Bengal to Rakha Mines in Jharkhand on the Howrah Mumbai Main Line. It consists of main stations Santragachi and Kharagpur.
2. From Panskura to Haldia in West Bengal.
3. From Tamluk to Digha in West Bengal.
4. From Kharagpur in West Bengal to Ranital Link Cabin in Odisha. This line consists of important stations like Jaleswar, Balasore and Soro.
5. From Rupsa to Bangriposi branch line in Odisha which was earlier a narrow gauge line.
6. From Kharagpur to Medinipur on Kharagpur Adra line in West Bengal.
7. From Santragachi to Shalimar branch line in West Bengal.
8. From Baltikuri Cabin to Amta in West Bengal.
9. From Bauria to Fort Gloster in West Bengal.
10. From Andul and Santragachi to Bankranayabaz via Maurigram Flyover in West Bengal.
11. From Balasore to Gopinathpur Nilagiri in Odisha.

Adra railway division, Chakradharpur railway division and Ranchi railway division are the other three railway divisions under SER Zone headquartered at Kolkata. [1] [2]

List of railway stations and towns

The list includes the stations under the Kharagpur railway division and their station category. [3] [4]

Category of stationNo. of stationsNames of stations
A-11 Kharagpur Junction
A4 Balasore, Digha, Shalimar, Santragachi
B8 Panskura Junction, Uluberia, Mecheda, Haldia , Midnapore, Amta, Bagnan, Jhargram
C-suburban stations
D4 Rupsa Junction, Jaleswar, Baripada, Kanthi, Hijli
E--
F-halt stations
Total--

Stations closed for Passengers -

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References

  1. ↑ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kharagpur Railway Division" (PDF). Railway Board . North Eastern Railway zone. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Statement showing Category-wise No. of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "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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