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	'''Sainthia Junction''' railway station is one of the oldest stations in India serves [[Sainthia]] city of [[Birbhum district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. The railway station is under the administrative control of [[Howrah railway division\|Howrah division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]]. Sainthia Junction comes under the jurisdiction of Sainthia GRP Police Station.<ref>http://wbpolice.gov.in/wbp/Common/WBP_Railways_New.aspx</ref> There is a total of 74 train arrivals and departures per day happening at this railway station. This makes the Sainthia Junctiion the third-busiest railway station in Birbhum district.<ref>https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sainthia-junction-snt/438</ref><ref>https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/sainthia-junction-snt/438</ref> It also serves as the originating station of 4 important trains.<ref>https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sainthia-junction-snt/438</ref>		'''Sainthia Junction''' railway station is one of the oldest stations in India serves [[Sainthia]] city of [[Birbhum district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. The railway station is under the administrative control of [[Howrah railway division\|Howrah division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone\|Eastern Railway]]. Sainthia Junction comes under the jurisdiction of Sainthia GRP Police Station.<ref>http://wbpolice.gov.in/wbp/Common/WBP_Railways_New.aspx</ref> There is a total of 74 train arrivals and departures per day happening at this railway station. This makes the Sainthia Junctiion the third-busiest railway station in Birbhum district.<ref>https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sainthia-junction-snt/438</ref><ref>https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/sainthia-junction-snt/438</ref> It also serves as the originating station of 4 important trains. In this station the famous [[Sainthia train collision]] took place between [[Uttar Banga Express]] and [[Vananchal Express]]<ref>https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sainthia-junction-snt/438</ref>
	[[File:Sainthia Railway Station 2.jpg\|thumb\|Sainthia railway station at around 8'o clock morning, on a normal weekday]]		[[File:Sainthia Railway Station 2.jpg\|thumb\|Sainthia railway station at around 8'o clock morning, on a normal weekday]]
			==Trains==
			Some of the Major Trains available from this railway station are as follows:
			* [[Kanchan Kanya Express\|Sealdah-Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express]]
			* [[Uttar Banga Express\|Sealdah-Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express]]
			* [[Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express]]
			* [[Sealdah–Agartala Kanchenjunga Express]]
			* [[Vananchal Express\|Ranchi Bhagalpur Vananchal Express]]
			* [[Ranchi–Kamakhya Express]]
			* [[Mayurakshi Fast Passenger\|Howrah Rampurhat Mayurkashi Express]]
			* [[Howrah–Malda Town Intercity Express]]
			* [[Howrah–Azimganj Kavi Guru Express]]
			* [[Ganadevata Express\|Howrah-Azimganj Ganadevata Express]]
			* [[Maa Tara Express\|Sealdah-Rampurhat Maa Taara Express]]
			* [[Kulik Intercity Express\|Howrah-Radhikapur Kulik Express]]
			* [[Howrah–Gaya Express]]

	==History==		==History==
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Sainthia Junction
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Sainthia Junction Platform No. 5.jpg
| image_caption = Sainthia Junction Platform No. 5
| address = Station Road, [[Sainthia]], [[Birbhum district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23|56|58|N|87|40|52|E|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|58|m}}
| line = [[Sahibganj loop]]<br/>[[Andal–Sainthia branch line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard
| platform = 5<ref>https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sainthia-junction-snt/438</ref>
| tracks = 7
| parking = Available
| opened = {{start date and age|1 September 1859}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = SNT
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railways]]
| division = {{rwd|Howrah}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers = Daily more than 4,500 on average<ref>https://www.anandabazar.com/district/purulia-birbhum-bankura/problems-of-sainthia-junction-station-1.337567</ref>
| pass_year = 2016
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_dot_label =
}}
'''Sainthia Junction''' railway station is one of the oldest stations in India serves [[Sainthia]] city of [[Birbhum district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. The railway station is under the administrative control of [[Howrah railway division|Howrah division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]. Sainthia Junction comes under the jurisdiction of Sainthia GRP Police Station.<ref>http://wbpolice.gov.in/wbp/Common/WBP_Railways_New.aspx</ref> There is a total of 74 train arrivals and departures per day happening at this railway station. This makes the Sainthia Junctiion the third-busiest railway station in Birbhum district.<ref>https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sainthia-junction-snt/438</ref><ref>https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/sainthia-junction-snt/438</ref> It also serves as the originating station of 4 important trains.<ref>https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sainthia-junction-snt/438</ref>
[[File:Sainthia Railway Station 2.jpg|thumb|Sainthia railway station at around 8'o clock morning, on a normal weekday]]

==History==

Construction of the Khana–Rajmahal section of [[Sahibganj loop]] was completed in October 1859. Construction of the Sainthia railway station was done as part of building the entire line and that was the start of the Sainthia railway station that year. The first passenger train journey from this station started on 1 September 1859.<ref>https://www.anandabazar.com/district/purulia-birbhum-bankura/problems-of-sainthia-junction-station-1.337567</ref> On 4 July 1860, train service started from Howrah to Rajmahal via Khana.<ref>{{cite book| page=28| title=History of the East Indian Railway| author=George Huddleston|author-link=George Huddleston|year=1906|oclc=12170712 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| author=Rao, M.A.| year=1988| title=Indian Railways| location=New Delhi| publisher=National Book Trust| page=19|oclc=221458584|edition=2nd rev.}}</ref>

The [[Andal–Sainthia branch line]] was built in 1913.<ref name=timeline>{{cite web| url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm| title = Indian Railway History timeline|first=R. P.|last=Saxena| access-date = 2011-11-20| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm| archive-date = 29 February 2012| df = dmy-all}}</ref>

==Amenities==

Amenities at Sainthia railway station include sheds, first-class and second-class waiting rooms, escalators, two over bridges, digital clock, CCTV camera, toilet and book stall.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/sainthia-siliguri-train-tickets.html |title =Sainthia to Siliguri trains | publisher= Make my trip| access-date = 2013-01-15 }}</ref>

==Goods facilities==

There were full rake goods sheds at the Sainthia railway station until 2018. Currently, it is used as a railway siding to load/unload material in the rakes.<ref>http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/traffic_tran/downloads/ER.pdf</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

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