Satish Samanta Halt | |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | Mahishadal-Geonkhali Road, Rangibasan, Mahishadal, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 8m (26feet) |
Line: | Panskura–Haldia branch line |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Opened: | 1968 |
Electrified: | 1974–76 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | South Eastern Railway zone |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Satish Samanta Halt |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Satish Samanta Halt railway station is a halt railway station on the Panskura–Haldia branch line in South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated beside Mahishadal-Geonkhali Road, Rangibasan at Mahishadal in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] This railway station is named after Bengali freedom fighter Satish Chandra Samanta.[2]
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1865[3] and Panskura-Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to .[3] [4] The Panskura–Haldia line including Satish Samanta Halt railway station was electrified in 1974–76.[5]