Dum Dum Cantonment metro station

For the metro stations with similar names, see Dum Dum metro station.

Dum Dum Cantonment
Kolkata Metro station
General information
Location	Dum Dum Cant Metro Stn Ln, Subhas Nagar, South Dumdum, West Bengal 700065 India
Coordinates	22°38′17″N88°24′44″E / 22.6380°N 88.4123°E / 22.6380; 88.4123
Owned by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Operated by	Metro Railway, Kolkata
Line(s)	Yellow Line
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Dum Dum Cantonment 30D Bus stand
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	KDCM
History
Opened	22 August 2025;13 days ago (2025-08-22)
Services Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Noapara Terminus Yellow Line Jessore Road towards Barasat
Route map Legend Blue Line to Dakshineswar Noapara Depot Noapara Blue Line to Kavi Subhash Kestopur Canal Eastern Line to Sealdah Dum Dum Cantonment Jessore Road Jessore Road Orange Line to Kavi Subhash Jai Hind Airport Depot Birati Michael Nagar Noai Canal Bidhanpally Madhyamgram Hridaypur Vidyasagar Stadium Barasat Eastern Line to Hasnabad Uttar Seethi Eastern Line to Bongaon Jaypur Jaypur Depot Suripukur
Location

Dum Dum Cantonment is an elevated metro station of Yellow Line of Kolkata Metro in Subhas Nagar, South Dum Dum, West Bengal, India. ^{[1] [2]} The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Dum Dum Cantonment railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services. ^[3] It was a part of the integration of old line of Circular Railway from Dum Dum Cantonment to Biman Bandar. The station was inaugurated on 22 August 2025. ^{[4] [5]}

Station complex

Structure

This is an elevated station having 2 levels.

Layout

Dum Dum Cantonment track layout
Legend
to Jessore Road P1 P2 to Noapara Blue Line
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards → Noapara next station is Noapara Change at the next station for Blue Line
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Jai Hind next station is Jessore Road
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Entry/Exits

Dum Dum Cant Metro Stn. Gate no. 3

Gate No. 1	Gate No. 2	Gate No. 3	Gate No. 4
Subhas Nagar	Subhas Nagar	Health More	Foot Over Bridge

4 Entry/Exit gates are there in this station. Gate 1 and 2 at South end will serve Subhas Nagar. Gate 3 at North end will serve Health more and adjacent Dum Dum Cantonment areas. Gate 4 will connect existing Foot Over Bridge (FOB) of Dum Dum Cantonment railway station and allow people to go directly Mezzanine floor.

Connections

Auto

Dum Dum Cantonment Metro Station

8 Auto services are available from this station. Autos are available towards Nagerbazar More, Promod Nagar Bazar, Mathkal, Shibtala, Matish Roy Setu, 1 no. Airport Gate, Sukur Ali More and Dudhpukur.

Bus

Bus route number 30D serves the station which runs from Dum Dum Cantonment to Babughat.

Rail

Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is just beside the metro station.

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is just 3.9 km away from the station which will be connected via this metro line. The Jai Hind metro station which will serve the airport. ^[6]

See also

• Dum Dum metro station
• Metro Railway, Kolkata
• List of Kolkata Metro stations
• Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
• Kolkata Suburban Railway
• South Dum Dum
• Dum Dum

References

1. "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
2. "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".
3. "যাত্রীদের জন্য সুখবর, একইসঙ্গে ট্রেন ও মেট্রো পরিষেবা মিলবে দমদম ক্যান্টনমেন্ট স্টেশনে!". 19 February 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
4. "PM Modi Inaugurates 3 New Metro Sections of Kolkata Metro". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
5. "'Historic gift before Durga Puja': PM Modi to inaugurate 3 Kolkata metro projects on Aug 22". Deccan Herald. 15 August 2025.
6. "Lack of upkeep forces dismantling of airport to Dum Dum Cantonment railway track". Telegraph India.