Rangiya railway division is one of the five railway divisions under Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 April 2003 carved out from Alipurduar railway division and its headquarter is located at Rangiya in the state of Assam.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Current operator | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Headquarters | Rangiya, Assam, India |
| Locale | Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Dates of operation | 1 April 2003– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge Narrow Gauge |
| Previous gauge | Metre Gauge |
| Electrification | Constructed |
| Other | |
| Website | Northeast Frontier Railway website |
Katihar railway division, Lumding railway division, Tinsukia railway division and Alipurduar railway division are the other four railway divisions under the NFR Zone headquartered at Maligaon, Guwahati.[1][2]
List of railway stations and towns edit
The list includes the stations under the Rangiya railway division and their station category.[3][4]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 | 1 | Rangiya Junction |
| A | 3 | New Bongaigaon, |
| B | 3 | Nalbari, Pathsala, Dudhnoi |
| C suburban station |
2 | Viswanath Charali, Tezpur |
| D | 4 | Udalguri, Harisinga, Rowta Bagan, Tangla |
| E | - | - |
| F halt station |
- | - |
| Total | - | 13 |
Serving districts edit
The Rangiya division serves the districts of Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Barpeta, Chirang, Nalbari, Udalguri, Baksa, Kamrup(Rural), Kamrup(Metro), Sonitpur, North Lakhimpur and Dhemaji in the state of Assam, West Kameng and Papumpare (Itanagar) in the state of Arunachal Pradesh and Resubelpara (North Garo Hills) in Meghalaya.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Rangiya Railway Division". Railway Board. North Eastern Railway zone. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No. of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "RANGIYA DIVISION | Railsathi | Railway Departmental Education AddaStation Name & Code". 14 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Kagyung, Biplob. "Rangiya Railway Station Map/Atlas NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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