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1.2       Malda Town, New Farakka, Sahibganj, Bhagalpur and Jamalpur are five major stations of Malda Divisionbeing supervised by Station Superintendent. Other medium and smaller stations are being looked after by the Sectional Traffic Inspectors, as detailedbelow:

Eight Sectional TIs are stationed Two at New Farakka, One at Sahibganj, Two at Bhagalpur, One at Godda, Two at Jamalpur, In addition to above for assisting in day to day work of operations in the division following TIs are based at Malda

TI/TP(I), TI/TP(II), TI/SWR(I), TI/SWR(II), TI/Caution(I), TI/Caution(II), TI/HQ, TI/Safety, TI/IT, TI/Store & TI/Block. Except these TI/ Chasers are posted at MLDT, SBG, BGP and JMP.

At Malda Town, Bhagalpur and Jamalpur Yards are functioning under supervision of CYMs posted thereon.

 

 

No. of Mail/Express trains run:

105 Trains

No. of Passenger trains run:

43 Trains

Daily Average D E M U  Services run:

40 Trains

Daily Average M E M U  Services run:

26 Trains

 

On roll of Optg/Safety Officers & Staff as on 01.04.2026: 

Officers

=

7

Gr. C - Safety/Non Safety

=

1110

Gr. D - Safety/Non Safety

=

546

Total

=

1663

 

 

Number of stations over Malda Division

Number of Block Stations

66

IBS Stations

09

Number of Flag/Halt Stations

33

Total Stations

108

 

 

Running Room facilities

09 (JMP, BGP, SBG, MLDT,CLG, BHW, TDLE, MGLE & GALE)

No. of TXR Point

04 (JMP & MLDT) (only Coaching TXR point at BGP & SBG)

Watering facility

04 (JMP, SBG, MLDT, GODA)

ART

03(JMP, SBG, MLDT)

ARME

03 (JMP, SBG, MLDT)

2.0SALIENT FEATURES

2.1System of working

Malda

-

Bonidanga Link Cabin

MACL with PI (except EI at JMQ, NFK & BDAG, RRI at MLDT)

Ballalpur

-

Azimganj (Ex.)

MACL with Central EI (except Central PI at MPLR, PRDG & IBS at AHN, SXP & NPD)

Barharwa

-

Sahibganj

Central EI BHW to SBG (except MACL with PI  BKLE – TPH

Tinpahar (Ex.)

-

Rajmahal

EI at RJL

Sahibgunj (Ex.)

-

Bhagalpur (East)

MACL with EI from KRMA to SBO (Excluding BKSL with PI) BGP East MACL with EI

Bhagalpur (West)

-

Jamalpur

MACL with Central PI except RRI at JMP & EI at RPUR & BGP East MACL with PI

& IBS at GNNA & CTMP

Jamalpur (Ex.)

-

Kiul (Ex.)

MACL with Central PI & IBS at MSDN

Jamalpur (Ex)

-

Munger

MACL with Central PI

Bhagalpur(Ex)

-

Dumka (Ex.)

MACL with Central PI except EI at HSDA & IBS at DANE, SJJ & PNSA

Barahat (Ex)

-

Banka

MACL with Central PI

Hansdia (Ex)

-

Godda

MACL with Central EI (HSDA, PYHT, GODDA & KATHWAN)

 

STAFF POSITION OF SAFETY & NON SAFETY CATEGORY OPERATING DEPARTMENT AS ON 01.04.2026.

 

Sl.

No.

Category

Pay Band

Grade Pay

SS

On Roll

Vacancies

Remarks

DR

PR

Total

SAFETY STAFF

1.

TI/SMs/YM (Merger Cadre)

PB-2

4800

72

65

00

07

07

·For upgradation of the pay structure of the unified cadre of SM, 145 posts have been redistributed into 73 posts at Level-07 and 72 posts at Level-08, vide Sr. DPO’s Memo No. ET/Restructuring/Optg., dated 11.09.2025.

·69 SMs have been promoted from L-07 to L-08 through seniority cum suitability test and subsequent posting order has been published vide Sr.DPO’s O/O/No. ET/SM/02/2026, dated 30.01.2026.

PB-2

4600

73

76

00

+03

+03

PB-2

4200

304

272

32

00

32

Total

 

449

413

32

04

36

2.

Controllers

PB-2

4800

16

15

00

01

01

·For upgradation of the pay structure of the cadre of CHC, 32 posts have been redistributed into 16 posts at Level-07 and 16 posts at Level-08, vide Sr. DPO’s Memo No. ET/Restructuring/Optg., dated 11.09.2025.

·15 CHCs have been promoted from L-07 to L-08 through seniority cum suitability test and subsequent posting order has been published vide Sr.SPO’s O/O/No. ET/SM/03/2026, dated 30.01.2026.

PB-2

4600

16

09

00

07

07

PB-2

4200

04

04

00

00

00

Total

 

36

28

00

08

08

3

Train Manager

PB-2

4200

97

71

00

26

26

·A total of 193 posts have been added to the sanctioned strength of the TM category vide Sr.DPO/MLDT’s M/No. E-T/041/3/T&C/Pt-II, dated 31.07.2025

·158 GTM have been promoted to Sr.GTM and posted at various station vide Sr.DPO’s T/PO.No. MLDTD/4541/79454/22971/PO2582, dated 22.12.2025.

PB-2

4200

77

77

00

00

00

PB-2

4200

285

257

00

28

28

PB-1

2800

285

56

229

00

229

Total

 

744

461

229

54

283

4.

Switchman

PB-1

2400

12

04

00

08

08

·Diminishing Cadre.

·01 Switchman has been de-Categorized and screened  for Tech-II/Fitter in C&W in Mechanical Dept.

Total

12

04

00

08

08

 

·Diminishing Cadre.

 

5.

Cabinman

PB-1

2400

09

07

00

02

02

Total

09

07

00

02

02

6.

Pointsman-B(Merged)

PB-1

1800

563

525

38

0

38

·59 Pointsman-B have been promoted to Pointsman-A and posted at various station vide Sr.DPO’s OO.No. ET/010/2026, dated 24.02.2026.

·11 no. of post have been surrendered from Pointsman-B category due to upgradation of pay structure of the cadres of 16 no. CHC, Unified cadre of 72 no. SM and 02 no. Ch.OS in OPTG. as per RBE No. 155/2022 vide Sr.DPO/MLDT’s M/No. RT/Restructuring/Optg., dated 11.09.2025.

Pointsman-A

PB-1

1900

132

131

0

01

01

Total

695

656

38

01

39

7.

Shunting Master-I

PB-2

4200

11

10

0

01

01

Shunting Master-II

PB-1

2400

07

06

0

01

01

Total

18

16

0

02

   02

 NON SAFETY STAFF

8.

M.Boy

PB-1

1800

01

01

 

 

00

·Non- Safety Post.

·One Traffic Peon has been posted from Parcel Porter after medical de-categorization.

·03 no. of post have been surrendered from Traffic Peon category due to upgradation of pay structure of the cadres of 16 no. CHC, Unified cadre of 72 no. SM and 02 no. Ch.OS in OPTG. as per RBE No. 155/2022 vide Sr.DPO/MLDT’s M/No. RT/Restructuring/Optg., dated 11.09.2025.

Total

 

01

01

 

 

00

9.

Peon(Traffic/Caution/Line)

PB-1

1800

15

14

 

 

01

Total

 

15

14

 

 

01

10.

Peon(Office)

PB-1

1800

06

06

 

 

00

Total

 

06

06

 

 

00

11.

CTNC

PB-2

4200

31

28

 

 

03

·TNCs recruited from Compassionate Ground are utilized for Manning of FOIS, COIS, CMS etc.

 

Sr.TNC

PB-1

2400

05

06

 

 

+01

TNC

PB-1

1900

04

02

 

 

02

Total

 

40

36

 

 

04

12.

TADK

PB-1

1800

01

00

 

 

01

 

Total

 

01

00

 

 

01

 

MINISTERIAL STAFF

13.

Ch.OS

PB-2

4600

04

03

 

 

01

·Proposal for re-engagement of retired employee in OS category is currently under process.

·03 Jr.Clerk Cum Typist have been promoted to Senior Clerk Cum Typist in L-5 of Optg. and posted accordingly, vide Sr.SPO/MLDT’s O.O.No. EO/clerk/Optg/S&ST/MLDT, dated 15.10.2025.

OS

PB-2

4200

10

08

 

 

02

Cg-I

PB-1

2800

03

03

 

 

00

Cg-II

PB-1

1900

01

00

 

 

01

14.

Steno

PB-2

4200

01

00

 

 

01

 

Ch.Typist

PB-2

4200

01

00

 

 

01

Total

 

20

14

 

 

06

                     

 

 

 

 

 

Source : Eastern Railway Last Reviewed : 25-05-2026