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 kms 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]

  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.