Sitalpur railway station
Sitalpur railway station | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | State Highway 5, Sitalpur, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°46′27″N 87°40′22″E / 21.774098°N 87.672822°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 5 metres (16 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tamluk-Digha branch line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | STLB | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Kolkata Suburban Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur railway division | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2004 | ||||||||||
| Closed | -present | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2012-13 | ||||||||||
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Sitalpur railway station is a railway station on the Tamluk-Digha branch line of South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated beside State Highway 5 at Sitalpur in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
History
The Tamluk-Digha line was sanctioned in 1984-85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.[3] Finally, this line was opened in 2004.[4] This track including Sitalpur railway station was electrified in 2012–13.[5]
References
- ^ "STLB/Sitalpur Bengal". Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "SITALPUR BENGAL PH (STIB) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "Digha-Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "Digha Trip Report". IRFCA. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "Railway Electrification" (PDF). Retrieved June 5, 2019.
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