Adra railway division

Adra railway division is one of the four railway divisions under South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 14 April 1961 and its headquarter is located at Adra town in Purulia district in the state of West Bengal of India. The Divisional Railway Managers building was established in the year of 1913 which has completed its 100 years in 2013. It was earlier the headquarter of Adra district in BNR.

Bokaro Steel City station in 2008

Kharagpur railway division, Chakradharpur railway division and Ranchi railway division are the other three railway divisions under SER Zone headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata.[1][2]

List of railway lines under Adra division

The Adra division extends from near Medinipur, WB to Bokaro in Jharkhand. The railway lines under this division include:

1. From Jangalmahal Bhadulata to Adra in West Bengal.
2. From Adra in West Bengal to Bhojudih in Jharkhand.
3. From Bhojudih to Mahuda in Jharkhand (via Talgaria and via Bhaga).
4. From Talgaria to Bokaro Steel City, Tupkadih in Jharkhand.
5. From Bokaro Steel City in Jharkhand to Kotshila in West Bengal.
6. From Purulia to Kotshila in West Bengal.
7. From Chandil in Jharkhand to Anara in Burnpur in West Bengal.
8. From Anara to Rukni in West Bengal.
9. From Bankura to Masagram in West Bengal.
10. From Mahuda to Khario in Jharkhand.
11. From Ramkanali to Chaurashi in West Bengal.
12. From Damodar to Radhanagar in West Bengal.
13. From Damodar to Mohisila in West Bengal.

List of railway stations and towns

The list includes the stations under the Adra railway division and their station category.[3][4]

Category of station	No. of stations	Names of stations
A-1 Category	0	-
A Category	1	Bokaro Steel City
B Category	4	Adra Junction, Purulia, Bankura Junction, Bishnupur
C Category (Suburban station)	-	-
D Category	9	Barabhum, Bhaga, Burnpur, Chandrakona Rd, Garhbeta, Anara, Chandil, Joychandipahar, Salboni
E Category	-	-
F Category Halt Station	-	-
Total	-	-

Stations closed for Passengers -

References

"Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
"Adra Railway Division" (PDF). 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.

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[1] "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[2] "Adra Railway Division" (PDF). Railway Board. North Eastern Railway zone. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[3] "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.

[4] "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.