Sainthia Junction railway station

Sainthia Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
West Side Of Station
Location	Station Road, Sainthia, Birbhum district, West Bengal  India
Coordinates	23°56′58″N 87°40′52″E / 23.94944°N 87.68111°E
Elevation	58 m
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sahibganj Loop Andal-Sainthia Branch Line
Platforms	4
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SNT
Zone(s)	Eastern Railways
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1860
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers	On average, 4600 people's everyday.

Sainthia Junction railway station is one of the oldest stations in India serves Sainthia town of birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

Construction of the Khana-Rajmahal section of Sahibganj Loop was completed in October 1859. The first train ran from Howrah to Rajmahal via Khana on 4 July 1860.^[1][2] Construction of the station Sainthia railway station was done as part of building the entire line.

The Andal–Sainthia branch line was built in 1913.^[3]

Amenities

Amenities at Sainthia railway station include Waiting Room and Bookstall.^[4]

References

1. George Huddleston (1906). History of the East Indian Railway. p. 28. OCLC 12170712.
2. Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways (2nd rev. ed.). New Delhi: National Book Trust. p. 19. OCLC 221458584.
3. R.P.Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Retrieved 2011-11-20.
4. "Sainthia to Siliguri trains". Make my trip. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Ahmadpur Junction		Eastern Railway zone Sahibganj Loop		Rampurhat
Siuri		Eastern Railway zone Andal-Sainthia branch line		Terminus