Eastern Railway

Eastern Railway is also an eminent zone of Indian railways. The Eastern Indian railway zone was formed on April 14, 1952, by the merger of the East India railway divisions of Howrah, Sealdah, Danapur and Asansol with Bengal - Nagpur Railway.

The 3 main workshops of Eastern Indian Railway are situated in Jamalpur, Kanchrapara and Jamalpur.

Eastern Railways stretches to Bangladesh border in East, whereas Kiul, Lalgoda and Malda in North, Jhajha and Asansol in West and Kakdwip near Ganga Sagar in South.

The Railways is also renowned for making most of its rural routes electrified, and few routes which aren't yet electrified, are served by Diesel Multiple Units. Eastern Indian Railways also transfers Steel, Iron, Tea, Cement, Jute, Textile, Stone and Automobiles etc.

Main/Long Routes of Eastern Railway

Howrah - Delhi main line
Grand Chord
Sahibganj Loop

Other sections

Howrah - Bardhaman Main Line of Howrah-Delhi main line
Bandel - Katwa Branch Single Line
Sheoraphuli - Tarakeswar Branch Line Double Broad Gauge Line
Tarakeswar - Arambagh Branch Single Line
Howrah - Bardhaman Chord of Howrah - Delhi main line
Barharwa - Azimganj - Katwa Loop Line
Jasidih Dumka Rampurhat Rail line
Bardhaman - Asansol section of Howrah - Delhi main line
Khana - Barharwa section of Sahibganj Loop
Ranaghat - Gede Branch Double Lines
Andal - Sainthia Branch Line
Sealdah - Ranaghat Line (including Sealdah - Dankuni and Bandel - Naihati lines)
Ranaghat - Krishnanagar City - Lalgola
Ranaghat - Shantipur - Krishnanagar City
Howrah - Belur Math
Sealdah - Barasat - Bangaon - Ranaghat Line
Barasat - Hasnabad Branch Single Line
Dum Dum - Biman Bandar
Sealdah - Baruipur - Diamond Harbour of Sealdah South Lines
Sonarpur - Canning of Sealdah South Lines
Baruipur - Lakshmikantapur - Namkhana of Sealdah South Lines
Sealdah - Budge Budge of Sealdah South Lines
Kolkata Circular Railway
Ahmedpur Katwa Railway (narrow gauge)
Burdwan Katwa Railway (narrow gauge)

Facts about Eastern Railway (ER)

Headquarters: Kolkata
Location: Fairley Place, Kolkata
Length: 2414
Area Covered: West Bengal and Bihar
Predecessor: East Indian Railway
Track gauge: Mixed
Dates of established: 14-Apr-1952
Dates of operation: 14-Apr-1952
Website: http://www.easternrailway.gov.in/