Asansol railway division
{{Short description|Railway division of north east India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
Asansol railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.{{cite web |title=Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168812. |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Ministry of Railways (Government of India) |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=21 July 2017}} It was formed in 1925 and its headquarters is located in Asansol in West Bengal, India. Currently{{When|date=December 2018}} it is the highest revenue generating division of Eastern Railways.{{Cn|date=December 2018}}
The Howrah, Sealdah, and Malda railway divisions are the other divisions under the Eastern Railway (ER) Zone, which is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.{{cite web|title=Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |work=Indian Railways |access-date=13 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,443,528,538 |title = Asansol Railway Division|access-date = 13 January 2016 |website = Railway Board|publisher = Western Railway zone}}
List of railway stations and towns
The list includes the stations under the Asansol railway division along with their station category.{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011 |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |access-date=15 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archive-date=28 January 2016}}{{cite web|title=PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation of Stations |url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf |access-date=15 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045206/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;" |
| style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Category of station
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | No. of stations ! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Names of stations |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" | A-1 Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 0 | style="text-align:center;" | |
| style="text-align:center;" | A Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:center;" | Asansol Junction, {{rws|Durgapur}}, {{rws|Jasidih Junction}}, {{rws|Madhupur Junction}} |
| style="text-align:center;" | B Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:center;" | Chittaranjan |
| style="text-align:center;" | C Category
| style="text-align:center;" | - | style="text-align:center;" | Andal junction, Raniganj,Kalipahari, waria |
| style="text-align:center;" | D Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Siuri}} |
| style="text-align:center;" | E Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 36 | style="text-align:center;" | Jamtara, {{rws|Vidyasagar}}, {{rws|Sitarampur Jn}} |
| style="text-align:center;" | F Category
| style="text-align:center;" |26 | style="text-align:center;" | Halt stations |
| style="text-align:center;" | Total
| style="text-align:center;" | 82 | style="text-align:center;" | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
References
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Category:Divisions of Indian Railways
Category:1925 establishments in India
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