Sonarpur Junction railway station

Sonarpur Junction railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction station on the main line with an approximate 17 kilometres (11 mi) distance from the Sealdah railway station. It is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Sonarpur Junction railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in the Sealdah railway division. More than 115 pairs of EMU local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sonarpur Junction railway station serves Rajpur Sonarpur and the surrounding areas.^[1][2][3][4]

Sonarpur Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction station
Sonarpur Junction railway station
General information
Location	Rajpur Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.4427478°N 88.4309013°E / 22.4427478; 88.4309013
Elevation	9 metres (30 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Main line Canning Branch line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stand
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SPR
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1862; 163 years ago (1862)
Electrified	1965–66
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Subhashgram towards Baruipur Junction Sealdah South Main line & Canning Branch line Narendrapur towards Sealdah Bidyadharpur towards Canning
Route map v t e Sealdah South section Legend km Sealdah Main & North section 5 Bidhannagar Road Press House siding Kankurgachi Road 02 Kankurgachi Road Junction Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Sealdah North 00 Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah Main 00 Sealdah Green Line Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens siding 03 7 Park Circus Maa Flyover Hindusthan Engineering & Industrial Ltd. siding BESCO siding Bijon Setu 5 Ballygunge Junction Lake Gardens 07 6 Dhakuria Tollygunge 08 8 Jadabpur Blue Line 10 Bagha Jatin Rabindra Sarobar Orange Line Tollygunge Bridge New Garia Metro Depot Adi Ganga river New Garia–Baruipur Metro (planned) New Alipore 09 11 New Garia Jai Hind Bridge Kavi Subhash Blue Line Kalighat–Falta Railway (narrow gauge) Majerhat 10 Purple Line Kolkata Circular Railway 12 Garia KDS Railway 14 Narendrapur Brace Bridge 12 16 Sonarpur Junction KDS Railway Sonarpur EMU Carshed Santoshpur 15 Clive jute mill siding 19 Bidyadharpur Union jute mill siding 22 Kalikapur Akra 18 planned branch Nangi 21 46 Ghatakpukur Batanagar factory siding 60 Minakhan Caledonian jute mill siding 24 Champahati K.M. Budge Budge 24 27 Piali IBP/IOCL Depot 29 Gourdaha Budge Budge Rail Yard 31 Ghutiari Shariff HPCL siding 34 Betberia Ghola Budge Budge jute mill siding 38 Taldi BPCL siding 41 Matla Halt IOCL siding 45 Canning Charial Canal planned extension Lothian jute mill siding Matla River (planned) Kalipur 29 50 Bhangankhali Magadi Soda factory siding 60 Sonakhali Orient jute mill siding 65 Basanti Albion jute mill siding 87 Jharkhali FCI siding Charial Extension Canal CESC siding planned extension Pujali 31 Howrah–Kharagpur line Hooghly River 19 Subhasgram Bir Shibpur 41 22 Mallikpur Howrah–Kharagpur line BESCO siding New Garia–Baruipur Metro (proposed) Pujali–Bankrahat line (planned) Baruipur (proposed) Bankrahat 42 25 Baruipur Junction Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat line (planned) Baruipur Metro Depot Kalyanpur 28 27 Shasan Road Dakshin Durgapur 30 29 Krishna Mohan Hotar 32 31 Dhapdhapi Dhamua 34 33 Surjyapur Uttar Radhanagar 37 35 Gocharan Magra Hat 40 38 Hogla Bahirpuya 43 41 Dakshin Barasat Sangrampur 45 44 Baharu (planned) Sangrampur– Krishnachandrapur line 49 Jaynagar Majilpur Deula 50 87 Durgapur (planned) Netra 53 planned branch Basuldanga 55 Gurudas Nagar 63 57 70 57 Krishnachandrapur Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat line (planned) 61 Uttar Kashinagar 66 Companirthek Diamond Harbour 60 70 Raidighi Hara Fort goods siding 54 Mathurapur Road 59 Madhabpur Gurudasnagar–Kulpi line (planned) 62 Lakshmikantapur 67 Udairampur 75 71 Kulpi 76 Karanjali 82 Nischintapur Market 84 Nischintapur 88 Madhabnagar 92 Kashinagar 95 Kakdwip planned extension Budhakhali 103 103 Ukilerhat Muriganga river 110 Namkhana Sagar Island 108 112 Namkhana Ghat 124 Chandranagar 141 Bakkhali planned extension km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
Location

Geography

Sonarpur Junction railway station is located at 22°26′34″N 88°25′51″E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).^[5]

History

In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction.^[6]

Electrification

Electrification from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.^[7]

Station complex

The platform is well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the SH-1. There is a proper approach road to this station.^[8]