Sanhati Halt railway station

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Sanhati Halt
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationSanhati, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°50′45″N 88°42′16″E / 22.845904°N 88.704545°E / 22.845904; 88.704545
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeSNHT
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906; 118 years ago (1906)
Electrified1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Habra
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Machhalandapur
Location
Sanhati Halt is located in West Bengal
Sanhati Halt
Sanhati Halt
Location in West Bengal
Sanhati Halt is located in India
Sanhati Halt
Sanhati Halt
Location in India

Sanhati Halt railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is SNHT. It serves Sanhati town. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

Station[edit]

Location[edit]

Sanhati Halt railway station is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[2] The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

Layout[edit]

Sanhati Halt track layout
Station with two tracks
and two side platforms

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sanhati Halt". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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