Sitalpur | |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | State Highway 5, Sitalpur, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 5m (16feet) |
Line: | Tamluk–Digha branch line |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 1 |
Tracks: | 1 |
Opened: | 2004 |
Closed: | present |
Electrified: | 2012–13 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | South Eastern Railway |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Sitalpur |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Sitalpur railway station is a railway station on the Tamluk–Digha branch line of South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated beside State Highway 5 at Sitalpur in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] [2]
The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–1985 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.[3] Finally, this line was opened in 2004.[4] This track including Sitalpur railway station was electrified in 2012–13.[5]