Katihar railway division is one of the five railway divisions under Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 15 January 1958 and its headquarter is located at Katihar in the state of Bihar.
    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 operation | 15 January 1958– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge Narrow Gauge |
| Previous gauge | Metre Gauge |
| Electrification | On construction |
| Other | |
| Website | North East Frontier Railway website |
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.[1] [2]
List of railway stations edit
The list includes the stations under the Katihar railway division and their station category.[3][4]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 Category | 2 | |
| A Category | 4 | |
| B Category | 7 | |
| C Category (Suburban station) |
- | - |
| D Category | - | - |
| E Category | - | - |
| F Category Halt Station |
||
| Total | - | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
State Wise Route KMs edit
| State | BG | MG | NG | Total KMs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrified | Non-Electrified | Sub-Total | ||||
| Bihar | 31.03 | 296.23 | 327.26 | 0.34 | - | 327.60 |
| West Bengal | 66.72 | 367.74 | 434.46 | - | 87.48 | 521.94 |
| Total | 97.75 | 663.97 | 761.72 | 0.34 | 87.48 | 849.54 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Katihar Railway Division". Railway Board. North Eastern Railway zone. Retrieved 13 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.
External links edit
- SYSTEM MAP OF KATIHAR DIVISION Archived 20 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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