Eastern Railway (ER)
Eastern Railway is one of Indian Railways’ zones, headquartered at Fairley Place, Kolkata, with four divisions: Howrah, Asansol, Malda and Sealdah. A CAG press release dated 13 August 2026 covered Audit Report No. 14 of 2026 on Union Government (Railways) compliance audit; its findings include an observation concerning all zonal railways.
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How we verify →Eastern Railway is one of Indian Railways’ zones, headquartered at Fairley Place, Kolkata, with four divisions: Howrah, Asansol, Malda and Sealdah. A CAG press release dated 13 August 2026 covered Audit Report No. 14 of 2026 on Union Government (Railways) compliance audit; its findings include an observation concerning all zonal railways.
What happened
An official Railway Board PDF lists Eastern Railway’s divisions as Asansol, Howrah, Malda and Sealdah.
The opened profile records the first train between Howrah and Hooghly on 15 August 1854, the Government takeover of East Indian Railway management on 1 January 1925, and Eastern Railway’s formation on 14 April 1952. It also records the 1955 separation that formed South Eastern Railway and the 2002 creation of East Central Railway from three Eastern Railway divisions.
The CAG’s 13 August 2026 press release concerns Audit Report No. 14 of 2026, a Union Government (Railways) compliance audit. It reports 26 observations, including one on irregular superfast surcharges attributed to “All Zonal Railways.” The opened reports do not provide Eastern Railway-specific financial or staffing figures.
What we could not confirm
Fairley Place and the historical details come from the opened secondary profile; the official Railway Board PDF confirms the four divisions. The opened CAG material does not provide zone-specific revenue or staffing figures.