Howrah railway division

Howrah railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the Eastern Railway zone and the South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1854 and its headquarters is located at Howrah in West Bengal, India.[1] It covers the area more than 400 km which includes parts of Bihar and Jharkhand also.[2]

Asansol railway division, Sealdah railway division and Malda railway division are the other railway divisions under ER Zone headquartered at Kolkata.[3][4]

List of busiest Non Suburban railway stations

This list includes the top 10 busiest NSG (Non Suburban Group) category railway stations in Howrah division as of 2022-23[5]

Category of station	Rank	Name of station
NSG-1	1	Howrah Junction
NSG-2	2	Barddhaman Junction
NSG-3	3	Rampurhat Junction
NSG-3	4	Bandel Junction
NSG-4	5	Bolpur Shantiniketan
NSG-5	6	Sainthia Junction
NSG-5	7	Guskara
NSG-5	8	Khagraghat Road
NSG-5	9	Pakur
NSG-5	10	Azimganj Junction
NSG-5	11	Nabadwip Dham

List of railway stations and towns

The list includes the stations under the Howrah railway division and their station category.[6]

Category of station	No. of stations	Names of stations
NSG-1	1	Howrah Junction
NSG-2	1	Barddhaman Junction
NSG-3	2	Rampurhat and Bandel
NSG-4	1	Bolpur Shantiniketan
NSG-5	14	Sainthia Junction, Pakur, Khagraghat Road, Azimganj Junction, Nalhati Junction, Nabadwip Dham,Murarai, Salar, Guskara, Ahmadpur Junction, Morgram, Sagardighi, Rajgram, Mallarpur, Bazarsau
NSG-6	36	Azimganj City, Barala, Bhedia etc.
SG-2	4	Shrirampur, Rishra, Konnagar, Sheoraphuli, Uttarpara
SG-3	87	Katwa Junction, Agradwip, Ambika Kalna, Adisaptagram etc.
HG-1	5	Vishnupriya Halt, Malia, Mertala Phaleya, Rajchandrapur, Dhaniakhali.
HG-2	6	Amarun, Shiblun, Miangram, Nimo, Talpur, Tokipur
HG-3	33	Adalpahari, Ambalgram, Barmasia etc.
Total	193	-

Stations closed for Passengers -

References

1. "HISTORY". Retrieved 11 September 2024.
2. "450 coaches on 40 tracks: Howrah railway division sees it 1st time in 100 years". India Today. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
3. "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
4. "Howrah Railway Division". Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
5. https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1602240588359-.4%20Category_wise%20Stations%20ZZZ.pdf ^[bare URL PDF]
6. https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1602240588359-.4%20Category_wise%20Stations%20ZZZ.pdf ^[bare URL PDF]