Dhanbad railway division

Dhanbad railway division is one of the five railway divisions under East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. It stands No.1 in revenue earning among all the divisions in Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 and its headquarters is located at Dhanbad in the state of Jharkhand of India. It is also No.1 division in coal loading among all railway divisions in Indian Railways. The administrative head of division is called Divisional Railway Manager (DRM). Present DRM is Mr. Ashish Bansal, who is the head of this division.^[1]

Danapur railway division, Mughalsarai railway division, Samastipur railway division, and Sonpur railway division are the other railway divisions under ECR Zone headquartered at Hajipur.^[2]^[3]

List of railway stations and towns[edit]

The list includes the stations under the Dhanbad railway division and their station category.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Category of station	No. of stations	Names of stations
A-1	1	Dhanbad Junction
A	5	Koderma Junction, Daltonganj, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh, Parasnath, Singrauli
B	5	Barkakana Junction, Garwa Road, Renukoot, Chandrapura, Chopan
C (suburban station)	0	-
D	18	Katrasgarh, Hazaribagh Road, Paharpur, Tori Junction, GHQ, Nagar Untari, Barwadih Junction,Bokaro Thermal, Gumia, Latehar, Khalari, Phusro, Patratu, Ranchi Road, Shaktinagar Terminal, Tetulmari, Parsabad, Wyndhamganj, Anpara
E	64	-
F halt station	43	-
Total	136	-

Stations closed for Passengers -

References[edit]

↑ Railway Board, Ministry of Railways letter number- E (O) III-2018/TR/123-N, Dated 06.04.2018
↑ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
↑ "Dhanbad Railway Division" (PDF). Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
↑ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. 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.
↑ "List of Commercial Stations over Dhanbad Division" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.

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[1] Railway Board, Ministry of Railways letter number- E (O) III-2018/TR/123-N, Dated 06.04.2018

[2] "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[3] "Dhanbad Railway Division" (PDF). Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[4] "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. 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] "List of Commercial Stations over Dhanbad Division" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.

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