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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail
| railroad_name = Katihar Railway Division
| image = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = কাটিহার_ডিআরএম_অফিস.jpg|
| photo2a = Katihar Station.jpg|
| photo2b = New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP).jpg|
| photo3a = DarjeelingTrainFruitshopCrop.JPG|
| photo4b = Darjeeling toy train in shed. 1979.jpg
| photo5a = |thumb|
| spacing = 2
| position = centre
| size = 250
| border = 0
| color = #FFFFFF
| foot_montage = ''From top, left to right:''<br /> Katihar DRM Office, Katihar Junction, New Jalpaiguri RS(under KIR division), Darjeeling Himalayan Railway(under KIR division),NG steam loco shed, Purnia Junction(Under KIR division)
}}
| locale = [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]]
| start_year = {{start date and age|df=yes|1958|1|15}}
| end_year =
| gauge = [[Broad Gauge]]<br>[[Narrow Gauge]]
| old_gauge = [[Metre Gauge]]
| electrification = On construction
| length =
| hq_city = [[Katihar]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| website = {{url|http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/|North East Frontier Railway website}}
}}

'''Katihar railway division''' is one of the five railway divisions under [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. This railway division was formed on 15 January 1958 and its headquarter is located at [[Katihar]] in the state of Bihar of India.

[[Alipurduar railway division]], [[Lumding railway division]], [[Tinsukia railway division]] and [[Rangiya railway division]] are the other four railway divisions under NFR Zone headquartered at [[Maligaon]], [[Guwahati]].<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 |format=[[PDF]] |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.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,444|title = Katihar Railway Division|access-date = 13 January 2016|website = [[Railway Board]]|publisher = [[North Eastern Railway zone]]}}</ref>

==List of railway stations ==
The list includes the stations under the Katihar 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}}</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|df=dmy-all}}</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;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" |

*{{rws|New Jalpaiguri}}

|-

|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''A''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" |

*{{rws|Katihar Junction}}
*{{rws|Purnia Junction}}
*{{rws|Jalpaiguri Road}}
*{{rws|Kishanganj}}
*{{rws|Balurghat}}
*{{rws|Siliguri Junction}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''B''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" |

*{{rws|Samsi}}
*{{rws|Harishchandrapur}}
*{{rws|Dalkhola}}
*Labha
*{{rws|Barsoi}}
*{{rws|Old Malda Junction}}
*{{rws|Jogbani}}
*{{rws|Sudhani}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''C''' Category<br>(Suburban station)
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''D''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''E''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''F''' Category<br>Halt Station
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''Total'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''-'''
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|}
Stations closed for Passengers -

==State Wise Route KMs==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+As of 31-03-2018
! rowspan="2"|State
! colspan="3"|BG
! rowspan="2"|MG
! rowspan="2"|NG
! data-sort-type="numeric" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #dfd;"|Total KMs

|-
! data-sort-type="numeric"|Electrified
! data-sort-type="numeric"|Non-Electrified
! data-sort-type="numeric" style="background-color: #ddf;"|Sub-Total
|-
| align=left |Bihar || 31.03||296.23|| style="background-color: #ddf;"| 327.26 || align="right" | 0.34|| - || style="background-color: #dfd;" | 327.60
|-
| align=left |West Bengal || 66.72 ||367.74|| style="background-color: #ddf;" align="right" | 434.46 ||- || align="right" |87.48 || style="background-color: #dfd;" | 521.94
|-
| align=left |Total || 97.75 ||663.97 || style="background-color: #ddf;"|761.72 || 0.34 || 87.48 || style="background-color: #dfd;" align="right" | 849.54
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Indian Railways]]
*[[Rail transport in India]]
*[[Katihar Junction railway station]]
*[[Zones and divisions of Indian Railways]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1529387547948-kir.pdf/ SYSTEM MAP OF KATIHAR DIVISION]

{{Northeast Frontier Railway zone}}

[[Category:Katihar railway division| ]]
[[Category:Divisions of Indian Railways]]
[[Category:1958 establishments in Bihar]]
[[Category:Northeast Frontier Railway Zone|*]]

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