Dum Dum Cantonment railway station

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Dum Dum Cantonment
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Kolkata Suburban Railway station
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General information
LocationGora Bazar, Dum Dum, Kolkata, West Bengal 700028
India
Coordinates 22°38′13″N88°24′44″E / 22.636947°N 88.412212°E / 22.636947; 88.412212
Elevation5 metres (16 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusDouble electric line
Station codeDDC
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1883;140 years ago (1883)
Electrified1963;60 years ago (1963)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Dum Dum Jn
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Durganagar
towards Bangaon Junction
Location
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Dum Dum Cantonment
Location in Kolkata

Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Dum Dum. Its code is DDC. The Dum Dum Cantonment metro station is adjacent to Dum Dum Cantonment railway station. It serves Dum Dum Cantonment and the surrounding areas. The station consists of three platforms. The platform is very much well sheltered with newly installed seating arrangements and fans. [1]

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LHB coaches at Dum Dum Cantonment railway station LHB coaches 2.jpg
LHB coaches at Dum Dum Cantonment railway station

Dum Dum Cantonment is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84. It was named by the cantonment area near Dum Dum. [2] The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "DDC/Dum Dum Cantt". India Rail Info. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.


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