Santragachi Junction railway station

Santragachi Junction
Regional rail and Suburban rail station
General information
Location	Howrah, Howrah, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°35′02″N 88°17′03″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
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SRC
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Previous names	Bengal Nagpur Railway
Services
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Santragachi railway station (station code : SRC) is a railway junction on the South Eastern Railway, at Santragachhi, India.

Railway zones

Santragachi railway station passenger terminal.

The South Eastern Railway serves local trains to Amta, Mecheda, Panskura, Haldia, Kanthi, Medinipur and Kharagpur; and mail/express trains to Central, West and South India. Bengal Nagpur Railway, which is now known as South Eastern Railway, was connected to Howrah station in 1900. This time, the 3 mile long short branch from Santragachhi to Shalimar Station was also created for redirecting heavy traffic of export goods, for further carrying them to Kidderpore dock in Kolkata via large ferry steamers.

Significance

Earlier superfast express and mail trains didn't have any stop at Santragachi station. In fact not even a single express train stopped at this station. In the recent days communication between Santragachi and Howrah-Kolkata has improved considerably. Taxi stands and bus stands have been set up to cater to the off board passengers travelling in various directions. There is a dedicated Volvo bus service to connect this area to Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport, Kolkata. All these factors contributed to the rise of Santragachi as an important railway station. Furthermore, people tend to avoid excessive rush in Howrah station and often get down at Santragachi to board cabs and buses. Almost all Howrah/Shalimar bound express/mail trains stop here except a few like Duronto Express. However these express/mail trains starting from Howrah/Shalimar do not stop at Santragachi station in their outward journeys.