Sainthia railway station

Sainthia Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
West Side Of Station
Location	Station Road, Sainthia, Birbhum district, West Bengal India
Coordinates
Elevation	58 m
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sahibganj Loop Andal-Sainthia Branch Line
Platforms	4
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SNT
Zone(s)	Eastern Railways
Division(s)	Asansol
History
Opened	1860 (1860)
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers	On average, 4600 people's everyday.

Sainthia Junction railway station is one of the oldest stations in India serves Sainthia town of birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

Construction of the Khana-Rajmahal section of Sahibganj Loop was completed in October 1859. The first train ran from Howrah to Rajmahal via Khana on 4 July 1860. Construction of the station Sainthia railway station was done as part of building the entire line.

The Andal–Sainthia branch line was built in 1913.

Amenities

Amenities at Sainthia railway station include Waiting Room and Bookstall.

External links

• Trains at Sainthia

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
[[Ahmadpur Junction railway station|Ahmadpur Junction]]		Eastern Railway zone Sahibganj Loop		[[Rampurhat Junction railway station|Rampurhat Junction]]
[[Siuri railway station|Siuri]]		Eastern Railway zone Andal-Sainthia branch line		Terminus