>Jeet Dev at 13:43, 14 February 2021

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{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Kanthi}}
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image = Contai Railway Station, Kanthi.jpg
| image_caption = Kanthi (Contai) railway station platform
| address = Kanthi Bypass Road, [[Contai]], [[Purba Medinipur district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|21.788593|87.733839|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|3|m|ft}}
| line = [[Tamluk–Digha branch line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 2
| tracks = 1
| parking = No
| bicycle = Yes
| opened = 2004
| closed = -present
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 2012–13
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KATI
| zone = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Kharagpur}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Kanthi
| map_size = 300
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Sitalpur|next= Nachinda|line=South Eastern |branch= [[Tamluk–Digha branch line]]|rows1=1|type=Digha}}
|route_map = {{Howrah–Kharagpur line}}
|map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Kanthi railway station''' is a railway station on the [[Tamluk–Digha branch line]] of [[South Eastern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. The railway station is situated beside Kanthi Bypass Road at [[Contai]] in [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/kanthi-contai-kati/1726|title=KATI/Kanthi (Contai)|access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref> The distance between [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] and this railway station is approximately 152 km.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/search/kati-kanthi-contai-to-hwh-howrah-junction/1726/0/1|title=KATI/Kanthi (Contai) to HWH/Howrah Junction|access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref> Number of Express and passengers trains stop at Kanthi railway station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/kanthi-p-h-kati-station|title=KANTHI P H (KATI) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Digha-Tamluk-rail-link-to-be-opened-by-Puja/articleshow/119242.cms|title=Digha–Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja|website=Times of India|access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref> Finally this line was opened in 2004.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/apps/trip_reports/show/209 |title = Digha Trip Report| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = June 5, 2019}}</ref> This track including Kanthi railway station was electrified in 2012–13.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/stat_econ/IRSB_2012-13/PDF/Annual_Report_Accounts_Eng/9.pdf|title=Railway Electrification|access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, South Eastern}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Purba Medinipur district]]
[[Category:Kharagpur railway division]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]

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>Jeet Dev at 13:43, 14 February 2021