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Sonarpur Junction railway station

Railway Station in West Bengal, India
Sonarpur Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction station
Sonarpur Junction railway station
General information
LocationRajpur Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°26′34′′N 88°25′51′′E / 22.4427478°N 88.4309013°E / 22.4427478; 88.4309013
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Main line
Canning Branch line
Platforms4
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable Parking
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable Bicycle facilities
AccessibleAvailable Handicapped/disabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSPR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862; 163 years ago (1862)
Electrified1965–66
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Subhashgram Sealdah South Narendrapur
towards Sealdah
Bidyadharpur
towards Canning
Route map
Sealdah South section
km
5
Bidhannagar Road
Press House siding
Kankurgachi Road
2
Kankurgachi Road
Junction
Narkeldanga
EMU Carshed
3
Circular Canal
Sealdah North
0
Kankurgachi
Chord line
Sealdah Main
0
Sealdah metro station Sealdah
Left arrow Green Line Right arrow
Sealdah South
0
Beliaghata Diesel
Loco Shed
6
Kamardanga Halt
Beruck & Comens
siding
3
7
Park Circus
Hindusthan Engineering
& Industrial Ltd. siding
BESCO siding
5
Ballygunge Junction
Lake Gardens
7
6
Dhakuria
Rabindra Sarobar metro station Tollygunge
8
8
Jadabpur
Left arrow Blue Line
Down arrow
10
Bagha Jatin
Rabindra Sarobar
Orange Line Right arrow
Tollygunge Bridge
Down arrow
New Garia–Baruipur
Metro (planned)
New Alipore
9
11
New Garia Kavi Subhash metro station Kavi Subhash metro station
Kavi Subhash
UpperLeft arrow
Blue Line UpperRight arrow
Right arrow
Majerhat metro station Majerhat
10
UpperLeft arrow
Purple Line Right arrow
Up arrow
12
Garia
Left arrow KDS Railway
14
Narendrapur
Brace Bridge
12
16
Sonarpur Junction
Left arrow KDS Railway
Sonarpur EMU Carshed
Santoshpur
15
Clive jute mill siding
19
Bidyadharpur
Union jute mill siding
22
Kalikapur
Akra
18
Down arrow
planned branch
Nangi
21
46
Ghatakpukur
Batanagar factory siding
60
Minakhan
Caledonian jute mill siding
24
Champahati
K.M. Budge Budge
24
27
Piali
IBP/IOCL Depot
29
Gourdaha
Budge Budge Rail Yard
31
Ghutiari Shariff
HPCL siding
34
Betberia Ghola
Budge Budge
jute mill siding
38
Taldi
BPCL siding
41
Matla Halt
IOCL siding
45
Canning
Charial Canal
Down arrow
planned extension
Lothian jute mill siding
(planned)
Kalipur
29
50
Bhangankhali
Magadi Soda factory siding
60
Sonakhali
Orient jute mill siding
65
Basanti
Albion jute mill siding
87
Jharkhali
FCI siding
Charial Extension Canal
CESC siding
planned extension
Pujali
31
Up arrow
19
Subhasgram
Bir Shibpur
41
22
Mallikpur
Down arrow
BESCO siding
Up arrow
New Garia–Baruipur
Metro (proposed)
Pujali–Bankrahat
line (planned)
Baruipur
(proposed)
Bankrahat
42
25
Baruipur Junction
Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat
line (planned)
Baruipur Metro Depot
Kalyanpur
28
27
Shasan Road
Dakshin Durgapur
30
29
Krishna Mohan
Hotar
32
31
Dhapdhapi
Dhamua
34
33
Surjyapur
Uttar Radhanagar
37
35
Gocharan
Magra Hat
40
38
Hogla
Bahirpuya
43
41
Dakshin Barasat
Sangrampur
45
44
Baharu
(planned) Sangrampur–
Krishnachandrapur line
LowerRight arrow
49
Jaynagar Majilpur
Deula
50
87
Durgapur (planned)
Netra
53
Down arrow
planned branch
Basuldanga
55
Gurudas Nagar
63
57
70
57
Krishnachandrapur
Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat
line (planned)
Up arrow
61
Uttar Kashinagar
66
Companirthek
Diamond Harbour
60
70
Raidighi
Hara Fort goods siding
54
Mathurapur Road
59
Madhabpur
Gurudasnagar–Kulpi
line (planned)
62
Lakshmikantapur
67
Udairampur
75
71
Kulpi
76
Karanjali
82
Nischintapur Market
84
Nischintapur
88
Madhabnagar
92
Kashinagar
95
Kakdwip
planned extension
LowerLeft arrow
Budhakhali
103
103
Ukilerhat
110
Namkhana
Sagar Island
108
112
Namkhana Ghat
124
Chandranagar
141
Bakkhali
Up arrow
planned
extension
km
Key

in use
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
tunnel
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Sonarpur Junction railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction station on the main line with an approximate 17 kilometres (11 mi) distance from the Sealdah railway station. It is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Sonarpur Junction railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in the Sealdah railway division. More than 115 pairs of EMU local trains pass through the railway station on a daily basis. It is situated in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sonarpur Junction railway station serves Rajpur Sonarpur and the surrounding areas.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Geography

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Sonarpur Junction railway station is located at 22°26′34′′N 88°25′51′′E / 22.4427478°N 88.4309013°E / 22.4427478; 88.4309013 . It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).[5]

History

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In 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction.[6]

Electrification

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Electrification from Sealdah to Sonarpur Junction was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.[7]

Station complex

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The platform is well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the SH-1. There is a proper approach road to this station.[8]

References

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Kakdwip subdivision
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