Sainthia Junction railway station
Railway Station in West Bengal, India
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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. It is a "NSG-5" category railway station. The railway station is on the Bardhaman-Rampurhat Section under the administrative control of Howrah division of Eastern Railway. Sainthia Junction comes under the jurisdiction of Sainthia GRP Police Station.[2] There is a total of 55 train arrivals and departures per day happening at this railway station. Sainthia Junction the 3rd busiest railway station in Birbhum district.[3][4] This railway station is the busiest "NSG-5" category railway station in Howrah division and 6th busiest in all of NSG category railway stations in Howrah division.[5] 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[6]
India
Indian Railways junction stationSainthia Junction | |||||
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 Sainthia Junction Platform No. 5 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Station Road, Sainthia, Birbhum district, West Bengal India | ||||
| Coordinates | 23°56′58″N 87°40′52″E | ||||
| Elevation | 58 metres (190 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||
| Lines | |||||
| Platforms | 5[1] | ||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | SNT | ||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 September 1859 | ||||
| Electrified | 2016 | ||||
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Trains
Some of the Major Trains available from this railway station are as follows:
- Guwahati-Howrah Saraighat Super-fast Express
- Sealdah-Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
- Sealdah-Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express
- Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express
- Sealdah–Agartala Kanchenjunga Express
- Sealdah-Rampurhat Maa Taara Express
- Ranchi Bhagalpur Vananchal Express
- Ranchi–Kamakhya Express
- Howrah Rampurhat Mayurkashi Express
- Howrah–Malda Town Intercity Express
- Howrah–Azimganj Kavi Guru Express
- Howrah-Azimganj Ganadevata Express
- Howrah-Radhikapur Kulik Express
- Howrah–Gaya Express
List of Trains that Not Restored Yet
- 12373/74 Sealdah - Rampurhat Triweekly Intercity Superfast Express
- 13013/14 Rampurhat - Bardhaman Triweekly Express
- 13119/20 Sealdah - Anvt Upper India Express (2 Days a week)
- 13133/34 Sealdah - Varanasi Upper India Express (5 Days a week)
- 53043/44 Howrah - Rajgir Fast Passenger (Daily)
- 53417/18 Bardhaman - Malda Town Passenger (Daily)
- 15941/42 Dibrugarh - Jhajha Weekly Express
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]
Accident
The Sainthia train collision occurred on 19 July 2010, at the Sainthia junction, when the Uttar Banga Express collided with the Vananchal Express as the latter was leaving the platform. 66 people died as a result of the accident, and 165 were reported injured.
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]
