Satna Junction
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Satna Railway Station is the main railway station in Satna
, a major city of Madhya Pradesh
, India
. It is located about one km from Satna town. The station sees heavy usage, with over 40 trains stopping here on a daily basis. Trains serving this station include the Rewanchal Express
, the Dayrbhanga - Bengaluru Express and the Mahanagari Express
.
Historian Vincent Arthur Smith
believed that the site of the station was the capital of the ancient
Kosambi
state.
Satna
Satna is a city in central India and a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District. Satna is a border city of the state and is touched by the borders of the state of UttarPradesh.-History:Satna got its name...
, a major city of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is located about one km from Satna town. The station sees heavy usage, with over 40 trains stopping here on a daily basis. Trains serving this station include the Rewanchal Express
Rewanchal Express
The Rewanchal Express or Bhopal Rewa Express is a daily express train operated by West Central Railway's, Bhopal division...
, the Dayrbhanga - Bengaluru Express and the Mahanagari Express
Mahanagari Express
The Mahanagari Express is a train service in India, linking Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai in Maharastra. It covers a distance of in 26 hours and 45 minutes.-Route:...
.
Historian Vincent Arthur Smith
Vincent Arthur Smith
Vincent Arthur Smith was born in 1843 in Dublin which was then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was an Indologist, historian and art historian who worked in the Indian Civil Service and retired early to devote himself to his writing.His Oxford History of India, covering...
believed that the site of the station was the capital of the ancient
Kosambi
Kosambi
Kosambi may refer to:*Kosambi, India, an old city and Buddhist pilgrimage site.*Kosambi, Tangerang, a subdistrict of Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia*Kosambi, Jakarta, an administrative village of Cengkareng, West Jakarta, Indonesia...
state.