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Santragachi Junction

Indian Railways and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationSantragachi, Howrah, West Bengal
 India
Coordinates22°35′04″N 88°16′59″E / 22.584395°N 88.283082°E
Elevation12 metres (39 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railways
Line(s)
Platforms6
Tracks22
Connections
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeSRC
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened1900; 125 years ago
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBengal Nagpur Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Mourigram

towards Midnapore

South Eastern Line Ramrajatala
Bankranayabaz

towards Amta

Padmapukur

towards Shalimar

Route map

km

UpperLeft arrow

Left arrow

Right arrow

Nimpura

Nimpura Through Yard

Nimpura Goods Yard

Girimaidan
Hijli

0

Kharagpur

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
0

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

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]

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

Bhattanagar

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
Source: Google Maps

Location

Santragachi Junction is located in Kolkata

Santragachi Junction

Santragachi Junction

Location in West Bengal

Santragachi Junction is located in West Bengal

Santragachi Junction

Santragachi Junction

Location in India

Santragachi Junction is located in India

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Santragachi Junction

Santragachi Junction (India)

Santragachi Junction railway station (SRC) is a railway junction in South Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways, situated in Santragachhi, Howrah, India.[5] 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.[5] SER serves local trains to Amta, Mecheda, Panskura, Haldia, Kharagpur and Medinipur and mail/express trains to Central, West and South India from here.

While 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 reduces the load on the crowded Howrah railway station, which is operated by Eastern Railway.[5]

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

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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 22
Total locomotives active as of January 2025[7] 82
  • 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