Santragachi Junction railway station
 Santragachhi Junction | |||||||||||||
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| Regional rail and Suburban rail station | |||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Santragachhi, Howrah, West Bengal India | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°35′02″N 88°17′03″E / 22.5838°N 88.2843°E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 12 metres (39 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-Mumbai Howrah-Chennai | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Taxi Stand, Santragachi Bus Stand, Kona Expressway | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||
| Station code | SRC | ||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur | ||||||||||||
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| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||||
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Santragachhi Junction is a railway junction in Santragachhi, Howrah, India.[1] It is one of five intercity railway stations serving Howrah and Kolkata. The station is operated by Indian Railways South Eastern Railway (SER) zone.[1] SER serves local trains to Amta, Mecheda, Panskura, Haldia, Kharagpur and Medinipur and mail/express trains to Central, West and South India.[citation needed]
Whilst the station had existed for many years on the line to Howrah Junction railway station, further development was started to upgrade it to a railway terminal in 2015.[1] SER wished to use it for their long distance trains which wound otherwise have to go to the crowded Howrah Station which is operated by Eastern Railway.[1]
Incidents
In 2018 two people died due to a stampede at the railway station. [2]
Gallery
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Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive is preserved at Santragachi Railway Station -
Santragachhi Railway Station passenger terminal
References
- ^ a b c d Gupta, Jayanta (26 May 2015). "Santragachi to be developed into terminal in 3-4 years". The Times of India. Times of India. Times News Network. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Two die, 14 injured in stampede at Santragachi station in West Bengal". The Hindu. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
