Dum Dum Park

Dum Dum Park
Neighbourhood
Dum Dum Park
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Coordinates: 22°36′37″N88°24′52″E / 22.610239°N 88.414350°E / 22.610239; 88.414350
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Division	Presidency
District	North 24 Parganas
Metro Station	Belgachia Dum Dum
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	South Dumdum Municipality [1]
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700055
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bidhannagar

Dum Dum Park is a neighbourhood in South Dumdum of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). ^[2]

Geography

Dum Dum Park is flanked by Shyamnagar, Satgachi and Nagerbazar in the north, Bidhannagar in the south, Baguiati and adjacent areas of VIP Road in the east and the posh locality of Lake Town and Bangur Avenue in the west.

Police station

Lake Town police station under Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Dum Dum Park. ^[3]

Lake Town police station

Durga Puja

Dum Dum Park Tarun Sangha 2023

Dum Dum Park Tarun Dal 2023

Dum Dum Park Bharat Chakra 2022

Dum Dum Park Yubak Brinda 2022

In recent years, various organizations in Dum Dum Park like Dum Dum Park Tarun Sangha, Dum Dum Park Bharat Chakra, Dum Dum Park Tarun Dal, Dum Dum Park Yubak Brinda and Dum Dum Park Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samity have come into limelight for their most elaborate and innovative theme Durga Puja. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Transport

Metro

Belgachia metro station and Dum Dum metro station are the two nearby metro stations from Dum Dum Park. Under construction Biman Bandar metro station (Airport Metro Station) and Jessore Road metro station are also a nearby metro station from Dum Dum Park. Also a metro station in same name of this place is proposed, as Teghoria extension of Green Line.

Train

Bidhannagar Road railway station, Patipukur railway station, Kolkata Station and Dum Dum Junction are the railway stations close to Dum Dum Park. Howrah Station is the major railway station which is at a distance of 11 km from Dum Dum Park. Sealdah Station is another major railway station which is at a distance of 8.5 km from Dum Dum Park.

Bus

Buses ply along Jessore Road and VIP Road are:

WBTC Bus

• C14/1 Madhyamgram - Tollygunge
• S37 Barasat - Garia
• AC37 Barasat - Garia
• AC39 Kolkata Airport - Howrah Station
• AC40 Kolkata Airport - Howrah Maidan
• AC50 Belur Math - Garia
• AC50A Rajchandrapur - Garia
• V1 Kolkata Airport - Kudghat
• VS1 Kolkata Airport - Esplanade
• VS2 Kolkata Airport - Howrah Station
• D-23 Esplanade - Kaijuri Bazar

Private Bus

• 3C/1 Nagerbazar - Anandapur
• 3C/2 Nagerbazar - Anandapur
• 12C/2 Dum Dum Park/Aquatica - Howrah station
• 30C Hatiara - Babughat
• 30C/1 Hatiara - Babughat
• 30D Dum Dum Cantonment railway station - Babughat
• 44 Baguiati - Howrah Station
• 44/1 Baguiati - Howrah Station
• 45 Kolkata Airport - Baishnabghata Patuli
• 46 Kolkata Airport - Esplanade
• 46B New Town Akanksha Moonbeam - Esplanade
• 79B Barasat - Bagbazar
• 79D Madhyamgram - Babughat
• 91 Bhangar Kanthalia - Shyambazar
• 91A Haroa - Shyambazar
• 91C Lauhati - Shyambazar
• 93 Kharibari - Bagbazar
• 211 Kharibari/Patharghata - Ahiritola
• 211A Langolpota - Ahiritola
• 211B Ganraguri - Ahiritola
• 215 New Town Akanksha Moonbeam - Howrah Station
• 217 Beraberi - Babughat
• 217A Narayanpur - Babughat
• 217B Bablatala - Babughat
• 219 Nagerbazar - Howrah Station
• 221 Nagerbazar - Golpark
• 223 B.T. College - Golf Green
• 227 Bangur Avenue - BNR Colony
• 237 Birati Tantkal - Babughat
• 253 Basirhat - Esplanade
• KB16 Bangur Avenue - New Town Shapoorji Housing Estate
• KB21 Ganganagar - Science City
• DN8 Barasat - Salt Lake Karunamoyee
• DN16/1 Barasat - Dhamakhali
• DN18 Shyambazar - Baduria

Mini Bus

• S138 Kolkata Airport - Jadavpur
• S151 Kolkata Airport - B.B.D. Bagh
• S152 Baguiati - B.B.D. Bagh
• S172 Teghoria Haldirams - Howrah Maidan
• S184 Birati railway station - B.B.D. Bagh

Air

The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata is at a distance of about 5.00 kilometres from Dum Dum Park.

Major Roads

• VIP Road
• Jessore Road

Shyambazar Five Point Crossing is at a distance of 4.2 kilometres from Dum Dum Park More.

Shopping

Diamond Plaza Mall, Jessore Rd (Shyamnagar-Satgachi)

Diamond Plaza Mall, one of the major shopping mall in Dum Dum area and around North Kolkata.

Medical Facilities

• R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Kolkata, is located around 3.50 kilometres from Dum Dum Park.
• ILS Hospitals Dum Dum, one of the renowned multispeciality hospitals in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area, is located around 1.80 kilometres from Dum Dum Park.
• CHARNOCK Hospital-Super Speciality Hospital,Teghoria,is located around 4.20 kilometres from Dum Dum Park.

References

1. "South Dum Dum Municipality". www.sddm.ind.in. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
3. "Bidhannagar City Police". bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
4. "দমদম পার্ক তরুণ সঙ্ঘের থিমে মানুষ, প্রকৃতি ও দেবতার মধ্যে সম্পর্কের কথা". ABP Ananda. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
5. "Dum Dum Durga Puja portrays farmers' protest". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
6. "Top Durga Pujas in North Kolkata and Dum Dum area". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
7. "Diamond Plaza Mall - Kolkata". www.diamondplaza.in. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

External links

• Kolkata/Dum Dum travel guide from Wikivoyage
• South Dum Dum Municipality website