#railstations list of services-
1 water taps - available on platforms from where mail/express trains depart...viz.pf 5, 6, 7, 8, 9A, 9B
2 shed - present for all platform. covers almost 100% of platform length except platform 9C which has no shed.
3 lodging - retiring rooms and dormitories available
4...
more... loco change or reversal - a terminal station. no through trains via sealdah.
5 traffic managenent - 7 / 10 (trains stopped invariably for minutes at several places in outer).
6 public announcement system - computerised + manual
7 public information system - manual + electronic display
8 rail enquiry number - 033 - 23503535, 23503537, 23503536, 26382217
9 nearest hotels - hotel ashok (rs.700 for double bed room - 100 m from station )
10 public urinals - at platform 7 and in south section
11 lavatory - available at pf 7 and south section
12 means of transportation fron station - taxi, bus, auto, hand pulled rickshaw
13 distance from bus stand - 200 metres
14 places of attraction - science city, nicco park, victoria
15 distance from nearest hospital - 300 m ( n r s medical
college, sealdah)
16 food and beverage - by comesum (infront of Pf 9A, 9B), jan ahaar at first floor
17 ticket counters - 10 on apc road, 8 inside main section and 6 in south section, often crowded
18 prs - available at 2nd floor. plenty of counters and too much rush, current reservation - available near main enquiry
19 division, zone - eastern railways, sealdah division
20 important trains - sdah ndls rajdhani, sdah ndls duronto
21 wheelers and book stall - available, gita press, wheelers in main section
22 medical shops - none
23 cloak room - available
24 wheelchair - available
25 fob - none
26 total platforms - 20 platform, main section - 13, south section - 7(inputs from joydeep**)
27 signalling - automated electric signalling system
28 avg stoppage time of trains - terminal. TOT for emu ~10 mins
29 trains originating - about 15 to 20 per day
30 trains skiiping - none.
31 nearest airport - netaji subhash (8 km)
32 salient point - please get down at sdah, and walk 50 m
to reach south section, to get trains for bakkhali and namkhana (nearest railhead for namkhana)