Saugor (also pronounced as Sãgar) (Station Code : SGO) is an important and main railway station of Sagar city in Madhya Pradesh. It is operated by West Central Railway with its headquarters at Jabalpur.
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The railway station of Sagar lies on the main Bina - Katni Rail Route. To its north lies Khurai Railway Station and to its south lies Damoh Railway Station. The main railway station of Sagar is located just 3 k.m. from the city centre and 10 k.m. from its other local railway station Saugor Makronia. The main railway station of Sagar consist a total number of 2 Platforms. The following facilities are presently available at the railway station :
There is a need for an A.T.M. as well as Internet Cafe at the station whose works are under construction
The station of Saugor halts for a few trains as there are more goods trains than that of passengers due to coal mines. The trains which pass on through Bina - Katni Rail Route had their stoppage at this station. The important trains halting here are:
It also operates and halts for many passenger trains, such as:
Despite heavy passenger demand and traffic there is no luxury train on the Bina - Katni Rail Route so this station does not halt any Rajdhani Express, any Shatabadi Express or a Jan Shatabadi Express due to lack of railway ministry attention on the Katni - Bina route. Hence it lacks connectivity with important places such as all the major cities in South India including Trivendrum, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Mysore, Coimbatore, Cochin, Kolhapur and Tirupati. It also lacks direct connectivity with North and East India despite of heavy passenger traffic for cities like Dehradun, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Patna and Guwahati.