Asansol railway division

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^[when?] it is the highest revenue generating division of Eastern Railways.^{[citation needed]}

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, Durgapur, Jasidih Junction, Madhupur Junction
B Category	4	Chittaranjan
C Category	-	Suburban stations
D Category	12	Siuri
E Category	36	Jamtara, Vidyasagar, Sitarampur Jn
F Category	26	Halt stations
Total	82	-

Stations closed for Passengers -

References

1. "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
2. "Asansol Railway Division". Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
3. "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. 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.