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 city centre.[1] The station sees great usage, with more than 300 trains stopping here on a daily basis.[2] Trains serving this station include the Rewa–Anand Vihar Superfast Express, Rewanchal Express, Nagpur–Rewa Superfast Express, Rajkot–Rewa Superfast Express, Bilaspur–Rewa Express, Rewa–Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express, Bhagmati 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 busiest and most earning station of the Jabalpur (Mahakaushal) region.

Satna Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Satna Junction board
Location	Satna, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh  India
Coordinates	24°33′59″N 80°49′43″E
Elevation	315.35 metres (1,034.6 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Satna-Rewa branch line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	STA
Zone(s)	West Central Railway
Division(s)	Jabalpur
Electrified	Yes
Location
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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 2020. After electrification up to Satna, electric trains between Satna and Katni electric locomotives are used.Now both the way satna-manikpur and satna-katni has its electrified way.Now after electrification stoppage of all trains at this junction has been reduced to 5 minutes.Earlier it was a diesel source so the stoppage was 10 minutes but after electrification It was then reduced to 5 minutes as now electric locomotives are used-edited by Harsh