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Rangiya railway division

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Rangiya railway division is one of the five railway divisions under Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 April 2003 carved out from Alipurduar railway division and its headquarter is located at Rangiya in the state of Assam.

Rangiya railway division
DRM Office, Rangiya
Overview
Current operatorNortheast Frontier Railway
HeadquartersRangiya, Assam, India
LocaleAssam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
Dates of operation1 April 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-01)
Technical
Track gaugeBroad Gauge
Narrow Gauge
Previous gaugeMetre Gauge
ElectrificationConstructed
Other
WebsiteNortheast Frontier Railway website

Katihar railway division, Lumding railway division, Tinsukia railway division and Alipurduar railway division are the other four railway divisions under the NFR Zone headquartered at Maligaon, Guwahati.[1][2]

List of railway stations and towns

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The list includes the stations under the Rangiya railway division and their station category.[3][4]

Category of station No. of stations Names of stations
A-1 1 Rangiya Junction
A 3 New Bongaigaon,

Barpeta Road, Rangapara North Junction

B 3 Nalbari, Pathsala, Dudhnoi
C
suburban station
2 Viswanath Charali, Tezpur
D 5 Udalguri, Harisinga, Rowta Bagan, Tangla, Murkongselek
E - -
F
halt station
- -
Total - 14

Serving districts

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The Rangiya division serves the districts of Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Barpeta, Chirang, Nalbari, Udalguri, Baksa, Kamrup(Rural), Kamrup(Metro), Sonitpur, North Lakhimpur and Dhemaji in the state of Assam, West Kameng and Papumpare (Itanagar) in the state of Arunachal Pradesh and Resubelpara (North Garo Hills) in Meghalaya.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Rangiya Railway Division". Railway Board. North Eastern Railway zone. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No. of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ^ "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ^ "RANGIYA DIVISION | Railsathi | Railway Departmental Education AddaStation Name & Code". 14 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  6. ^ Kagyung, Biplob. "Rangiya Railway Station Map/Atlas NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.