Santragachi Junction railway station explained


Santragachi Junction
Type: Indian Railways and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:Santragachi, Howrah, West Bengal
Elevation:12m (39feet)
Line:
Other:
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:6
Tracks:22
Parking:Yes
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:South Eastern Railways
Former:Bengal Nagpur Railway
Map Type:India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Santragachi Junction
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Santragachi Junction railway station (SRC): is a railway junction in South Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways, situated in Santragachhi, Howrah, India. It is one of the five intercity large railway stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan region, India. The station is operated by the South Eastern Railway (SER) zone of Indian Railways. SER serves local trains to Amta, Mecheda, Panskura, Haldia, Kharagpur and Medinipur and mail/express trains to Central, West and South India from here.

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. SER wished to use it for their long-distance trains which reduces the load on the crowded Howrah railway station, which is operated by Eastern Railway.

Incidents

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

Electric Loco Shed, Santragachi

SNType of locoHPHolding
1.WAP-4535060
2.WAP-7635022
Total locomotives active as of September 2024[1] 82

Notes and References

  1. Web site: e-Locos.