Rangiya railway division

Rangiya railway division

DRM Office, Rangiya
Overview
Current operator	Northeast Frontier Railway
Headquarters	Rangiya, Assam, India
Locale	Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
Dates of operation	1 April 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-01)–
Technical
Track gauge	Broad Gauge Narrow Gauge
Previous gauge	Metre Gauge
Electrification	Constructed
Other
Website	Northeast Frontier Railway website

Rangiya railway division is one of the five railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1] 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. Katihar, Lumding, Tinsukia and Alipurduar are the other four railway divisions under the NFR Zone headquartered at Maligaon, Guwahati.[2][3]

List of railway stations and towns

The list includes the stations under the Rangiya railway division and their station category.[4][5]

Category of station	No. of stations	Names of stations
A-1	1	Rangiya Junction
A	3	New Bongaigaon, Barpeta Road, Rangapara North Junction
B	3	Nalbari, Pathsala, Dudhnoi
C suburban station	2	Viswanath Charali, Tezpur
D	5	Udalguri, Harisinga, Rowta Bagan, Tangla, Murkongselek
E	-	-
F halt station	-	-
Total	-	14

Serving districts

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.[6][7]

References

1. "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
2. "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
3. "Rangiya Railway Division". Railway Board. North Eastern Railway zone. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
4. "Statement showing Category-wise No. of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
5. "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
6. "RANGIYA DIVISION | Railsathi | Railway Departmental Education AddaStation Name & Code". 14 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
7. Kagyung, Biplob. "Rangiya Railway Station Map/Atlas NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.