Satna Junction railway station

Satna Junction Railway Station (Station code: STA) is the main railway station in Satna, a major city of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located about one km from Satna town.[1] The station sees great usage, with more than 200 trains stopping here on a daily basis.[2] Trains serving this station include the Rewa - Anand Vihar Express, Rewanchal Express, Rewa - Nagpur Express, Rewa - Rajkot Express, Rewa - Bilaspur Express, Rewa - Indore Express, Bagmati Express, Sanghamithra Express, Ganga Kaveri Express, Mahanagari Express , Khwaja Garib Nawaz Madar-Kolkata Express, Bhagalpur - Khwaja Garib Nawaz Madar Express , Mahakoshal Express and many more. There are mainly 3 platforms in Satna Railway Station.Satna Railway Station is the most busiest and most earning station of the Jabalpur(Mahakaushal) region.

Satna Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
Satna Junction board
LocationSatna, Satna District, Madhya Pradesh
 India
Coordinates24°33′59″N 80°49′43″E
Elevation315.35 metres (1,034.6 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
Platforms3
Tracks5 (Electrified)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSTA
Zone(s) West Central Railways
Division(s) Jabalpur
Location
Satna railway station
Location in Madhya Pradesh

Historian Vincent Arthur Smith believed that the site of the station was the capital of the ancient Kosambi state.[3]

Electrification of Satna Junction was completed in 2019. After electrification up to Satna, electric trains between Satna and Katni get diesel on top, i.e. diesel is attached in front of electric locomotives temporarily from Satna to Katni.

References
  1. "Satna Railway Station". india9.com. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  2. http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/976
  3. Tripathi, Rama Shankar (1989). History of Kanauj: To the Moslem Conquest. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 90. ISBN 81-208-0404-X.
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