Satna Junction railway station

Satna Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station

Satna Junction board
Location Satna, Satna District, Madhya Pradesh
 India
Coordinates 24°33′59″N 80°49′43″E / 24.5665°N 80.8285°E / 24.5665; 80.8285Coordinates: 24°33′59″N 80°49′43″E / 24.5665°N 80.8285°E / 24.5665; 80.8285
Elevation 315.35 metres (1,034.6 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Bombay
-Howrah
Platforms 3
Tracks 5
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code STA
Zone(s) West Central Railways
Division(s) Jabalpur
Location
Satna railway station
Location in Madhya Pradesh

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 Rewanchal Express, the Bagmati Express, Sanghamithra Express, Ganga Kaveri Express, Mahanagari 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.

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

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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