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Sainthia Junction railway station
Railway Station in West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 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]
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Sainthia Junction সাঁইথিয়া জংশন | |||||
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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) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||
Line(s) | Sahibganj loop Andal–Sainthia branch line | ||||
Platforms | 5[1] | ||||
Tracks | 7 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | SNT | ||||
Zone(s) | Eastern Railways | ||||
Division(s) | Howrah | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 September 1859; 164 years ago (1 September 1859) | ||||
Electrified | 2016; 8 years ago (2016) | ||||
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