Eastern Railway (India)
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Eastern Railway is a zone of the Indian Railways. Its headquarter is at Fairley Place, Kolkata and it comprises Howrah, Malda, Sealdah, and Asansol divisions. The name of the divisions denotes the name of the city where the divisional headquarter is located.
In 2002 a new zone East Central Railway was created comprising Eastern Railway's Danapur, Dhanbad and Mughalsarai divisions.
[edit] Main routes
- Howrah-Bandel-Bardhaman-Asansol-Sitarampur mainline
- Howrah-Seoraphuli-Kamarkundu-Tarakeswar line
- Howrah-Dankuni-Kamarkundu-Bardhaman chord line
- Bandel-Katwa-Azimganj-Barharwa-Malda line
- Bardhaman-Khana-Bolpur-Sainthia-Rampurhat-Barharwa line
- Sealdah-Krishananagar-Lalgola line