Santragachi Junction railway station

Santragachi Junction
General information
LocationSantragachi, Howrah, West Bengal
 India
Coordinates22°35′04″N 88°16′59″E / 22.584395°N 88.283082°E / 22.584395; 88.283082
Elevation12 metres (39 ft)
System Indian Railways and
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Eastern Railways
Lines
Platforms8
Tracks22
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeSRC
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened1900 (1900)
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
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
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
Egra
Bhatda
78
Kulgachia
Dubda
79
Bir Shibpur
Paniparul Road
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
95
Nalpur
Digha
94
Ambuja Cement
97
Abada
Sankrail Goods yard
99
Sankrail
Delta Jute Mill
103
Andul
105
Mourigram
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
108
Santragachi
Padmapukur
109
Ramrajatala
111
Dasnagar
Shalimar
Shalimar
rail yard
112
Tikiapara
115
Howrah
km
Sources:[1][2][3][4]
to Bagnan
(under construction)
Amta
Harishdadpur
Jalalsi
Maju
Mahendralalnagar
Munsirhat
Pantihal
to Champadanga
(under construction)
Bargachia
Dakshinbari
Domjur
Domjur Road
Makardaha
Jhaluarbar
Dansi
Kona
Bhattanagar
Baltikuri
Bankranayabaz
Andul
NH 117 (Kona Epressway)
Mourigram
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
Santragachi
Padmapukur
Shalimar
Shalimar
rail yard
NH 117 (Kona Expressway)
Ramrajatala
Dasnagar
Tikiapara
Howrah
Source: Google Maps
Location
Santragachi Junction
Location in Kolkata
Santragachi Junction
Location in West Bengal
Santragachi Junction
Santragachi Junction (India)
Interactive map of Santragachi Junction

Santragachi Junction railway station (SRC) is a railway junction in South Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways, situated in Santragachhi, Howrah, India.[5] The station is operated by the South Eastern Railway (SER) zone of Indian Railways.[5] It is one of the important railway station serving the Kolkata metropolitan region, India. The other stations are Sealdah, Howrah, Shalimar, Dankuni and Kolkata station.

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]

Major Trains

Major trains available from Santragachi railway station are as follows:

Santragachi–Chennai Central AC Superfast Express (22807/22808)

Shalimar–Secunderabad AC Superfast Express (12773/12774)

Santragachi–Pune Humsafar Express (20821/20822)

Santragachi - Jabalpur Humsafar Express (20827/20828)

Santragachi–Rani Kamalapati Humsafar Express (22169/22170)

Santragachi–Tirupati Express (22855/22856)

Santragachi–Mangaluru Central Vivek Express (22851/22852)

Santragachi - Porbandar Kavi Guru Express (12949/12950)

Santragachi - Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express (16107/16108)

Santragachi - Purulia Rupashi Bangla Express (12883/12884)

Santragachi–Anand Vihar Superfast Express (22857/22858)

Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express (18009/18010)

Santragachi - Hazur Sahib Nanded Express (12767/12768)

Howrah–Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express (12021/12022)

New Jalpaiguri - Digha Paharia Express (15721/15722)

Shalimar–Chennai Central Superfast Express (22825/22826)

Shalimar – Vasco da Gama Amaravati Express (18047/18048)

Shalimar - Nagercoil Gurudev Express (12659/12660)

Shalimar - Thiruvananthapuram Express (22641/22642)

Shalimar - Hyderabad East Coast Express (18045/18046)

Shalimar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express (18029/18030)

Shalimar - Puri Sri Jagannath Express (18409/18410)

Shalimar - Bhojudih Aranyak Express (12885/12886)

Shalimar - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Samarsata Express (12151/12152)

Shalimar - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Jnaneswari Express (12101/12102)

Shalimar - Visakhapatnam Superfast Express (22853/22854)

Shalimar - Sambalpur Mahima Gosain Express (20831/20832)

Shalimar - Badampahar Express (18049/18050)

Shalimar–Gorakhpur Express (15021/15022)

Shalimar–Udaipur City Weekly Express (20971/20972)

Shalimar–Porbandar Superfast Express (12905/12906)

Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express (22829/22830)

Shalimar - Okha Superfast Express (22905/22906)

Shalimar - Puri Express (12887/12888)

Shalimar - Puri Garib Rath Express (12881/12882)

Shalimar - Sambalpur Superfast Express (22803/22804)

Shalimar - Bhanjpur Simlipal Intercity Express (18007/18008)

Howrah - Jagdalpur Samaleshwari Express (18005/18006)

Howrah–Mumbai CSMT Mail (via Nagpur) (12809/12810)

Howrah–Chennai Mail (12839/12840)

Howrah - Hatia Kriya Yoga Express (18615/18616)

Howrah - Digha Tamralipta Express (12857/12858)

Howrah - Puri Dhauli Express (12821/12822)

Howrah - Jamshedpur Steel Express (12813/12814)

Howrah - Chennai Central Coromandel Express (12841/12842)

Howrah–Mysore Express (22817/22818)

Howrah - Mumbai CSMT Gitanjali Express (12859/12860)

Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express (12833/12834)

Howrah - Digha Kandri Express (22897/22898)

Howrah - Secunderabad Falaknuma Express (12703/12704)

Howrah - Titlagarh Ispat Express (12871/12872)

Howrah - Kantabanji Ispat Express (22861/22862)

Howrah - Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Superfast Express (12863/12864)

Santragachi–Tambaram Antyodaya Express (22841/22842)

Incidents

In 2018 two people died due to a stampede at the railway station.[6] According to The Hindu, the two were killed when a train hit them when they were crossing the railway tracks on foot.

Electric Loco Shed, Santragachi

SN Type of loco HP Holding
1. WAP-4 5350 60
2. WAP-7 6350 52
Total locomotives active as of February 2026[7] 112

References

  1. ^ Google Maps
  2. ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
  3. ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
  4. ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
  5. ^ a b c d Gupta, Jayanta (26 May 2015). "Santragachi to be developed into terminal in 3–4 years". The Times of India. Times News Network. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Two die, 14 injured in stampede at Santragachi station in West Bengal". The Hindu. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. ^ "e-Locos".