Dum Dum Cantonment railway station

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Dum Dum Cantonment
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Dum Dum Cantonment Stn (DDC).jpg
General information
LocationNC Mitra Rd, Gorabazar, Dum Dum, Kolkata, West Bengal 700028
Flag of India.svg  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
Connections Kolkata Metro Yellow Line.svg Dum Dum Cantonment
Kolkata bus.png 30D Bus stand
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable BSicon PARKING.svg
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable BSicon BICYCLE.svg
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeDDC
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1883;142 years ago (1883)
Electrified1963;62 years ago (1963)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Dum Dum Jn
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Durganagar
towards Bangaon Junction
Location
Kolkata location map EN.svg
Red pog.svg
Dum Dum Cantonment
Location in Kolkata

Dum Dum Cantonment 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. [1] It was named by the Cantonment area near Dum Dum. [2] It serves Dum Dum Cantonment areas. [3]

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LHB coaches at Dum Dum Cantonment railway station LHB coaches at Dum Dum Cantonment railway station.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 the Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84. The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64. [4] It had been also a station of Kolkata Circular Railway between 2006 and 2016, after closure and dismantling of Dum Dum Cantonment - Biman Bandar section it is removed from Kolkata Circular Railway stations. [5] [6]

Station complex

The station consists of three platforms. The platform is very much well sheltered with newly installed seating arrangements and fans.

Connections

Auto

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

Bus

Bus route number 30D serves the station which runs from Dum Dum Cantonment to Babughat. [7]

Metro

Under construction Dum Dum Cantonment metro station of Kolkata Metro Line 4 is situated just beside of it. It will be connected through footover bridge.

Air

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is just 3.9 km away from the station which was previously connected through Rail between 2006 and 2016. But after 2016 it was closed and dismantled. Currently only connection with it, is auto. But in future it will be connected also through Kolkata Metro Line 4. [8]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Dumdum Cantonment Station to be the meeting point of Kolkata Metro and Eastern Railway". Rail Analysis. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "DDC/Dum Dum Cantt". India Rail Info. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Railway Track between Kolkata Airport to Dum Dum Cantonment to be Dismantled". Railways Year Book. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Defunct Circular Rail track dismantled". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "30D Bus Route" . Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Lack of upkeep forces dismantling of airport to Dum Dum Cantonment railway track". Telegraph India.


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