Shantipur Junction railway station

Shantipur Junction railway station[1] is a Junction railway station of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is situated in Shantipur, Nadia at the end of Kalinarayanpur to Shantipur loop line connecting with the Ranaghat–Krishnanagar line.[2][3] Another broad-gauge route is connected to Krishnanagar City Junction from Shantipur, which was narrow-gauge track known as Shantipur-Nabadwip Ghat Light Railway branch, opened in 1948.[4][5]

Shantipur Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	National Highway-34, Shantipur, Nadia, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23.263496°N 88.435688°E / 23.263496; 88.435688
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Ranaghat–Shantipur line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Disabled access	Not available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	STB
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
Electrified	1963–64
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Bathna Krittibas toward Sealdah Eastern Line Lalgola and Gede branch lines Dignagar toward Krishnanagar City Junction
Route map Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line including Shantipur loop line km km Godagari Ghat–Amnura line (abandoned) 178 Godagari Ghat Ganges River Bangladesh India old ferry connection to Godagari Ghat 160 Lalgola Ghat line dismantled 155 Lalgola line dismantled 153 Krishnapur 147 Pirtala 144 Bhagwangola B.B. loop line 137 Subarnamrigi Azimganj Junction 108 132 Jiaganj destroyed bridge over Bhagirathi River 129 Nashipur Road Bhagirathi River Nashipur Rail Bridge (u/c) B.B. loop line 124 Murshidabad 116 Cossimbazar 113 Berhampore Court New Balarampur Halt 108 Sargachhi 104 planned line Bhabta 101 Beldanga 95 Domkal Rejinagar 86 Karimpur Sirajnagar 82 Betai Plassey 77 Tehatta Paglachandi 71 Charatala Paglachandi River Chapra B.B. loop line 66 Debagram Nabadwip Dham 49 58 Sonadanga B.B. loop line 54 Bethuadahari planned bridge over Bhagirathi River 44 Muragchha Nabadwip Ghat 49 39 Dhubulia Maheshganj 47 33 Bahadurpur Amghata 44 Jalangi River Krishnanagar Road 39 planned line under gauge conversion 26 36 Krishnanagar City Junction Bhatjangla 33 Dignagar 27 Bagdi 23 Shantipur Junction 21 21 Jalal Khali Halt Bathna Krittibas 16 16 Badkulla Phulia 12 11 Taherpur Habibpur 08 8 Birnagar old NG line dismantled 4 Kalinarayanpur Junction Baicha 13 Churni River Raghabpur 08 Ranaghat–Gede line Aistala Ghat 05 3 Churni Ghat old ferry connection to Aistala Ghat 0 Ranaghat Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat line km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) narrow gauge (762 mm) metre gauge (1000 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
Location
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