Sainthia Junction railway station

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 division of Eastern Railway. Sainthia Junction comes under the jurisdiction of Sainthia GRP Police Station.[3] 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.[4][5] It also serves as the originating station of 4 important trains.[6]

Sainthia railway station at around 8'o clock morning, on a normal weekday

Sainthia Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Sainthia Junction Platform No. 5
LocationStation Road, Sainthia, Birbhum district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°56′58″N 87°40′52″E
Elevation58 metres (190 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sahibganj loop
Andal–Sainthia branch line
Platforms5[1]
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeStandard
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSNT
Zone(s) Eastern Railways
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1 September 1859 (1 September 1859)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2016Daily more than 4,500 on average[2]
Location
Sainthia Junction
Location in West Bengal
Sainthia Junction
Location in India

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.[7] On 4 July 1860, train service started from Howrah to Rajmahal via Khana.[8][9]

The Andal–Sainthia branch line was built in 1913.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12]

References
  1. https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sainthia-junction-snt/438
  2. https://www.anandabazar.com/district/purulia-birbhum-bankura/problems-of-sainthia-junction-station-1.337567
  3. http://wbpolice.gov.in/wbp/Common/WBP_Railways_New.aspx
  4. https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sainthia-junction-snt/438
  5. https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/sainthia-junction-snt/438
  6. https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sainthia-junction-snt/438
  7. https://www.anandabazar.com/district/purulia-birbhum-bankura/problems-of-sainthia-junction-station-1.337567
  8. George Huddleston (1906). History of the East Indian Railway. p. 28. OCLC 12170712.
  9. Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways (2nd rev. ed.). New Delhi: National Book Trust. p. 19. OCLC 221458584.
  10. Saxena, R. P. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  11. "Sainthia to Siliguri trains". Make my trip. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  12. http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/traffic_tran/downloads/ER.pdf
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Eastern Railway zone
Gadadharpur
Eastern Railway zoneTerminus


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