Adra railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of

South Eastern Railway zone The South Eastern Railway (abbreviated SER) is one of the 19 Indian Railways, railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It comprises Adra railway division, Chakradharpur railway division, Kharagpu ...

of the

Indian Railways Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...

. This railway division was formed on 14 April 1961 and its headquarter is located at Adra town in

Purulia district Purulia district () is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur- Adra, Manbazar ...

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. The Divisional Railway Managers building was established in the year of 1913 which has completed its 100 years in 2013. It was earlier the headquarter of Adra district in BNR.

Kharagpur railway division Kharagpur railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 14 April 1952 and its headquarters are located at Kharagpur in the s ...

Chakradharpur railway division Chakradharpur railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 14 April 1952 and its headquarter is located at Chakradharpur in ...

and

Ranchi railway division Ranchi railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 April 2003 and its headquarter is located at Ranchi in the state of Jh ...

are the other three railway divisions under SER Zone headquartered at

Garden Reach Garden Reach is a neighbourhood of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is situated in the south-western part of Kolkata on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River. Localities within Garden Reach include Metiabruz, South Eastern Railway Colony, BNR C ...

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

List of railway lines under Adra division

The Adra division extends from near Medinipur, WB to Bokaro in Jharkhand. The railway lines under this division include: 1. From Jangalmahal Bhadulata to Adra in West Bengal.
2. From Adra in West Bengal to Bhojudih in Jharkhand.
3. From Bhojudih to Mahuda in Jharkhand (via Talgaria and via Bhaga).
4. From Talgaria to Bokaro Steel City, Tupkadih in Jharkhand.
5. From Bokaro Steel City in Jharkhand to Kotshila in West Bengal.
6. From Purulia to Kotshila in West Bengal.
7. From Chandil in Jharkhand to Anara in Burnpur in West Bengal.
8. From Anara to Rukni in West Bengal.
9. From Bankura to Masagram in West Bengal.
10. From Mahuda to Khario in Jharkhand.
11. From Ramkanali to Chaurashi in West Bengal.
12. From Damodar to Radhanagar in West Bengal.
13. From Damodar to Mohisila in West Bengal.

List of railway stations and towns

The list includes the stations under the Adra railway division and their station category. Stations closed for Passengers -

References

Divisions of Indian Railways 1952 establishments in West Bengal * {{India-rail-transport-stub