Sainthia Junction railway station explained

Sainthia Junction
Native Name:সাঁইথিয়া জংশন
Type: Indian Railways junction station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Station Road, Sainthia, Birbhum district, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:23.9494°N 87.6811°W
Line:Sahibganj loop
Andal–Sainthia branch line
Structure:Standard
Platform:5[1]
Tracks:7
Parking:Available
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Status:Functioning
Map Type:India West Bengal#India

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]

Trains

Some of the Major Trains available from this railway station are as follows:

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 48 COVID-19 Special Departures from Sainthia ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry.
  2. Web site: West Bengal Police.
  3. Web site: 48 COVID-19 Special Departures from Sainthia ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry.
  4. Web site: 48 COVID-19 Special Arrivals at Sainthia ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry.
  5. https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1602240588359-.4%20Category_wise%20Stations%20ZZZ.pdf
  6. Web site: 48 COVID-19 Special Departures from Sainthia ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry.
  7. Web site: সমস্যার সাঁইথিয়া জংশন স্টেশন.
  8. Book: 28. History of the East Indian Railway. George Huddleston. George Huddleston. 1906. 12170712 .
  9. Book: Rao, M.A.. 1988. Indian Railways. New Delhi. National Book Trust. 19. 221458584. 2nd rev..
  10. Web site: Indian Railway History timeline. R. P.. Saxena. 2011-11-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm. 29 February 2012. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Sainthia to Siliguri trains . Make my trip. 2013-01-15 .
  12. http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/traffic_tran/downloads/ER.pdf