| Intercity Rail, Regional rail and Suburban rail station | |||||||||||||
| Location | Santragachi, Howrah, West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°35′04″N 88°16′59″E / 22.584395°N 88.283082°E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 12 metres (39 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railways | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Kharagpur Howrah–Amta | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 (2 platform under construction) | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, Santragachi bus stand, Kona Expressway | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | |||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||
| Station code | SRC | ||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1900 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||||
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Santragachi Junction is located in Kolkata Santragachi Junction Location in West Bengal Santragachi Junction is located in West Bengal Santragachi Junction Location in India | |||||||||||||
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 five 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, further development was started to upgrade it to a railway terminal 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[edit | edit source]
In 2018 two people died due to a stampede at the railway station.[6]
Electric loco shed[edit | edit source]
Santragachi Electric Loco Shed holds WAP-4 & WAP-7 class locomotives.
Currently SRC ELS holding 89 electric locomotives: 35 WAP-4 & 54 WAP-7.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Narrow-gauge steam locomotive is preserved at Santragachi Railway Station
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Santragachi railway station passenger terminal
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Google Maps
- ↑ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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.
- ↑ "Two die, 14 injured in stampede at Santragachi station in West Bengal". The Hindu. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.