Santoshpur | |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway Station |
Address: | Santoshpur Rd, Bidhangarh Ghoshpara, Santoshpur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700066 |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 22.5241°N 88.271°W |
Elevation: | 9m (30feet) |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway |
Line: | Budge Budge Branch line |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Accessible: | Not Available |
Bicycle: | Available |
Parking: | Available |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | Eastern Bengal Railway |
Electrified: | 1965–66 |
Services Collapsible: | yes |
Map State: | collapsed |
Mapframe: | yes |
Santoshpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Budge Budge Branch line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It serves the local areas of Santoshpur and Metiabruz in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] [2]
In 1890, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a -wide broad-gauge railway from to via Santoshpur.[3]
Electrification from to including Santoshpur was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[4]
The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station.[5]