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{{Short description|Railway division of India}}
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'''Kharagpur railway division''' is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of [[South Eastern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref name="zones_and_divisions">{{cite web |title=Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168812. |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Ministry of Railways (Government of India) |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=21 July 2017}}</ref> This railway division was formed on 14 April 1952 and its headquarters are located at [[Kharagpur]] in the state of West Bengal of India.

The division has a number of railway lines under it, which extend in many directions. 
1. From Tikiapara in West Bengal to Rakha Mines in Jharkhand on the Howrah Mumbai Main Line. It consists of main stations like Kharagpur, Santragachi, Mecheda, Panskura, Jhargram and Ghatshila . 
2. From Panskura to Haldia in West Bengal. This line consists of important stations like Tamluk. 
3. From Tamluk to Digha in West Bengal. 
4. From Kharagpur in West Bengal to Ranital Link Cabin in Odisha. This line consists of important stations like Jaleswar, Balasore and Soro. 
5. From Rupsa to Bangriposi branch line in Odisha which was earlier a narrow gauge line. 
6. From Kharagpur to Medinipur on Kharagpur - Adra line in West Bengal. 
7. From Santragachi to Shalimar branch line in West Bengal. 
8. From Baltikuri Cabin to Amta in West Bengal. 
9. From Andul and Santragachi to Bankranayabaz via Maurigram Flyover in West Bengal. 
10. From Balasore to Gopinathpur Nilagiri in Odisha.

[[Adra railway division]], [[Chakradharpur railway division]] and [[Ranchi railway division]] are the other three railway divisions under SER 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=14 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.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1427346652869-BNR%20history.pdf|title = Kharagpur Railway Division|access-date = 14 January 2016|website = [[Railway Board]]|publisher = [[North Eastern Railway zone]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150513014650/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1427346652869-BNR%20history.pdf|archive-date = 13 May 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==List of railway stations and towns ==
The list includes the stations under the Kharagpur 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:#ffd750;" ! | Category of station
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | No. of stations
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Names of stations
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | A-1
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Kharagpur Junction}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | A
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Balasore railway station|Balasore]], {{rws|Digha}}, {{rws|Shalimar}}, {{rws|Santragachi}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | B
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Panskura Junction}}, [[Tamluk Junction railway station|Tamluk Junction]], {{rws|Uluberia}}, {{rws|Mecheda}}, {{rws|Haldia}} , {{rws|Midnapore}}, {{rws|Amta}}, [[Hijli railway station|Hijli]], {{rws|Bagnan}}, {{rws|Jhargram}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | C
| style="text-align:center;" | 40
| style="text-align:center;" | suburban stations
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | D
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Belda railway station|Belda]], [[Ghatsila railway station|Ghatshila]], [[Chakulia railway station|Chakulia]], {{rws|Rupsa Junction}}, {{rws|Jaleswar}}, {{rws|Baripada}}, {{rws|Kanthi}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | E
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | F
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | halt stations
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''Total'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''-'''
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|}
Stations closed for Passengers -

==References==
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[[Category:Kharagpur railway division| ]]
[[Category:1952 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Transport in Kharagpur]]

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