Katihar railway division
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LocaleWest Bengal, Bihar
Dates of operation15 January 1958–
    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 |
Katihar 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 15 January 1958 and its headquarter is located at Katihar in the state of Bihar.
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.[2] [3]
The list includes the stations under the Katihar railway division and their station category.[4][5]
| 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
| 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 |
