Kanthi railway station

Kanthi
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Kanthi (Contai) railway station platform
General information
Location	Kanthi Bypass Road, Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	21°47′19″N 87°44′02″E
Elevation	3 metres (9.8 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Tamluk–Digha branch line
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KATI
Zone(s)	Kolkata Suburban Railway
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	2004
Closed	present
Electrified	2012–13
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Sitalpur towards Digha South Eastern Line Tamluk–Digha branch line Nachinda towards Howrah Junction
Route map km Asansol–Tatanagar– Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line Kalaikunda Kharagpur–Bankura –Adra line Nimpura Nimpura Through Yard Nimpura Goods Yard Girimaidan Hijli Kharagpur-Puri line 0 Kharagpur NH 60 7 Jakpur 13 Madpur 19 Shyam Chak 24 Balichak 27 Duan 30 Radhamohanpur 35 Haur 39 Khirai km Kangsabati River 44 Panskura Raghunathbari 20 to Ghatal (planned) Rajgoda 28 48 Narayan Pakuria Murail Saheed Matangini 33 51 Bhogpur Tamluk 36 00 54 Nandaigajan Nandakumar 10 57 Mecheda Nandakumar-Balaipanda new line (planned) 43 Keshabpur Chak Simulia 49 Satish Samanta Halt Bargoda 51 Mahishadal Moyna 60 Barda Balaipanda 66 Basulya Sutahata NH 41 Haldia Energy Power Station Haldi River 71 Durgachak Lavan Satyagrah Smarak 21 HPCL Siding Deshapran 33 Indorama Checmicals Siding Deshapran-Kendamari new line (planned) Gholpukur 74 Durgachak Town New Krishnanagar 77 Silpaprabesh Hampigram Haldia Industrial Belt Nandigram Kendamari Henria 39 Haldia Dock Complex Nachinda 52 Kanthi 63 79 Bandar ICF Haldia Sitalpur 69 81 Haldia Sujalpur 71 Ashapurna Devi 76 Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Badalpur 78 60 Kolaghat Kanthi-Egra new line (planned) Rupnarayan River Raipur 64 Deulti Satmile 67 Ghoraghata Paschimbatya 70 Bagnan Balighai Bagnan–Amta line (planned) Egra Damodar River Bhatda 78 Kulgachia Dubda 79 Bir Shibpur Paniparul Road Pujali–Uluberia line (planned) Depal 83 Uluberia Champa River 85 Phuleswar Ramnagar (Bengal) 86 88 Chengel Egra-Digha new line (planned) Fort Gloster Jute Mill Tikra 88 91 Bauria Digha–Jaleswar line (planned) 95 Nalpur Digha 94 Ambuja Cement 97 Abada Sankrail Goods yard 99 Sankrail Delta Jute Mill 103 Andul 105 Mourigram Santragachi–Amta branch line Hindustan Industries and Engineering 108 Santragachi Padmapukur NH 12 (Kona Expressway) Guest Keen Williams 109 Ramrajatala 111 Dasnagar Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard 112 Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord 115 Howrah km Sources:[1][2][3][4]
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Kanthi 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 Kanthi Bypass Road at Contai in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[5] The distance between Howrah and this railway station is approximately 152 km.^[6] Number of Express and passengers trains stop at Kanthi railway station.^[7]

History

The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.^[8] Finally this line was opened in 2004.^[9] This track including Kanthi railway station was electrified in 2012–13.^[10]

References

1. Google Maps
2. Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
3. Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
4. Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
5. "KATI/Kanthi (Contai)". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
6. "KATI/Kanthi (Contai) to HWH/Howrah Junction". Retrieved 5 June 2019.
7. "KANTHI P H (KATI) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
8. Bose, Dipankar (7 August 2003). "Digha–Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
9. "Digha Trip Report". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
10. "Railway Electrification" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2019.