Santragachi Junction railway station

Railway Station in West Bengal, India

FunctioningStation codeSRC Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone Division(s) KharagpurHistoryOpened1900ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesBengal Nagpur RailwayServices
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Mourigram
towards Midnapore
South Eastern Line Ramrajatala
Bankranayabaz
towards Amta
Padmapukur
towards Shalimar
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Legend
km
UpperLeft arrow
Left arrow
Right arrow
Nimpura
Nimpura Through Yard
Nimpura Goods Yard
Girimaidan
Hijli
0
Kharagpur
NH60-IN.svg NH 60
7
Jakpur
13
Madpur
19
Shyam Chak
24
Balichak
27
Duan
30
Radhamohanpur
35
Haur
39
Khirai
km
44
Panskura
Raghunathbari
20
Right arrow
Rajgoda
28
48
Narayan Pakuria Murail
Saheed Matangini
33
51
Bhogpur
Tamluk
36
00
54
Nandaigajan
Nandakumar
10
57
Mecheda
Nandakumar-Balaipanda
new line (planned)
43
Keshabpur
Chak Simulia
49
Satish Samanta Halt
Bargoda
51
Mahishadal
Moyna
60
Barda
Balaipanda
66
Basulya Sutahata
NH41-IN.svg NH 41
71
Durgachak
Lavan Satyagrah Smarak
21
Deshapran
33
Deshapran-Kendamari
new line (planned)
Gholpukur
74
Durgachak Town
New Krishnanagar
77
Silpaprabesh
Hampigram
Nandigram
Kendamari
Henria
39
Nachinda
52
Kanthi
63
79
Bandar
Sitalpur
69
81
Haldia
Sujalpur
71
Ashapurna Devi
76
Kolaghat Thermal
Power Station
Badalpur
78
60
Kolaghat
Kanthi-Egra new
line (planned)
Raipur
64
Deulti
Satmile
67
Ghoraghata
Paschimbatya
70
Bagnan
Balighai
Right arrow
Egra
Bhatda
78
Kulgachia
Dubda
79
Bir Shibpur
Paniparul Road
Left arrow
Depal
83
Uluberia
Champa River
85
Phuleswar
Ramnagar (Bengal)
86
88
Chengel
Egra-Digha new
line (planned)
Fort Gloster Jute Mill
Tikra
88
91
Bauria
Left arrow
95
Nalpur
Digha
94
Ambuja Cement
97
Abada
Sankrail Goods yard
99
Sankrail
Delta Jute Mill
103
Andul
105
Mourigram
Right arrow
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
108
Santragachi
Padmapukur
109
Ramrajatala
111
Dasnagar
Shalimar
Shalimar
rail yard
112
Tikiapara
Right arrow
115
Howrah
km
Sources:[1][2][3][4]
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Up arrow
to Bagnan
(under construction)
Amta
Harishdadpur
Jalalsi
Maju
Mahendralalnagar
Munsirhat
Pantihal
Right arrow
to Champadanga
(under construction)
Bargachia
Dakshinbari
Domjur
Domjur Road
Makardaha
Jhaluarbar
Dansi
Kona
UpperRight arrow
Calcutta Chord
to Dankuni
Bhattanagar
LowerRight arrow
Calcutta Chord
to Dum Dum
Baltikuri
Bankranayabaz
Andul
NH117-IN.svg NH 117 (Kona Epressway)
Mourigram
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
Santragachi
Padmapukur
Shalimar
Shalimar
rail yard
NH117-IN.svg NH 117 (Kona Expressway)
Ramrajatala
Dasnagar
Tikiapara
Howrah
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Location
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Santragachi Junction railway station (station code: SRC) is a railway junction in South Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways, situated in Santragachhi, Howrah, India.[5] It is one of the six intercity railway stations serving Howrah and Kolkata. The station is operated by Indian Railways South Eastern Railway (SER) zone.[5] 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 railway station, work for its upgrade to a railway terminal started in 2015.[5] SER wished to use it for their long-distance trains which would otherwise have to go to the crowded Howrah station, which is operated by Eastern Railway.[5]

Incidents

In 2018 two people died due to a stampede at the railway station.[6] According to The Hindu, they died of being crashed by a train while crossing the railway tracks on foot.

Electric Loco Shed, Santragachi

Santragachi based WAP-4 with East Coast Express at Howrah.
SN Type of loco HP Holding
1. WAP-4 5350 60
2. WAP-7 6350 26
Total locomotives active as of May 2024[7] 86

Gallery

  • Narrow-gauge steam locomotive is preserved at Santragachi Railway Station
    Narrow-gauge steam locomotive is preserved at Santragachi Railway Station
  • Santragachi railway station passenger terminal
    Santragachi railway station passenger terminal

References

  1. ^ Google Maps
  2. ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
  3. ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
  4. ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
  5. ^ a b c d Gupta, Jayanta (26 May 2015). "Santragachi to be developed into terminal in 3–4 years". The Times of India. Times News Network. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Two die, 14 injured in stampede at Santragachi station in West Bengal". The Hindu. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. ^ "e-Locos".
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