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'''Asansol railway division''' is one of the four railway divisions under [[Eastern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. This railway division was formed on 1925 and its headquarter is located at [[Asansol]] in the state of West Bengal of India. Currently{{When|date=December 2018}} it is the highest revenue generating division of Eastern Railways.{{Cn|date=December 2018}}

[[Howrah railway division]], [[Sealdah railway division]] and [[Malda railway division]] are the other railway divisions under ER Zone headquartered at [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |work=Indian Railways |access-date=13 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,443,528,538 |title = Asansol Railway Division|access-date = 13 January 2016 |website = [[Railway Board]]|publisher = [[Western Railway zone]]}}</ref>

== List of railway stations and towns ==
The list includes the stations under the Asansol railway division and their station category.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011 |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |access-date=15 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archive-date=28 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation of Stations |url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf |access-date=15 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045206/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"
|-
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Category of station
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | No. of stations
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Names of stations
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''A-1''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''A''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Asansol railway station|Asansol]], {{rws|Durgapur}}, {{rws|Jasidih}}, {{rws|Madhupur}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''B''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Chittaranjan railway station|Chittaranjan]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''C''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | Suburban stations
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''D''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Siuri}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''E''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 36
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Jamtara railway station|Jamtara]], {{rws|Vidyasagar}}, {{rws|Sitarampur Jn}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''F''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" |26
| style="text-align:center;" | Halt stations
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''Total'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 82
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|}
Stations closed for Passengers -

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Asansol railway division]]
[[Category:1925 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Eastern Railway Zone|*]]
[[Category:Transport in Asansol]]

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Kamal Guha at 15:00, 30 June 2023