Duttapukur railway station

Dattapukur
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
General information
Location	Duttapukur, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°46′06″N88°32′23″E / 22.768406°N 88.539646°E / 22.768406; 88.539646
Elevation	12.89 metres (42.3 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	DTK
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1906;119 years ago (1906)
Electrified	1972;53 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Bamangachhi towards Sealdah Eastern Line Dum Dum–Bangaon branch line Bira towards Bangaon Junction
Route map v t e Sealdah–Bangaon line including Barasat–Hasnabad and Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines Legend km km Jessore–Benapole section 86 Benapole ( Benapole land port ) Bagdah 26 Bangladesh India Chandabazar 12 82 Petrapole Chhoighoria 6 Naobhanga Khal Ichhamati river line planned 78 00 Bangaon Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line 20 Poramaheshtala (planned) Satberia Halt 5 Gopalnagar 5 Akaipur Halt 10 Majhergram 13 Gangnapur 18 Naba Raynagar 23 Coopers Halt 25 Ranaghat EMU Carshed Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Lalgola line Churni Ghat 30 89 Hingalganj Ranaghat Junction 28 Katakhali river line planned Sealdah–Ranaghat line 72 Hasnabad 70 Taki Road 67 Nimdanri 66 Madhyampur Bibhutibhusan Halt 73 64 Matania Anantapur Chandpara 68 61 Basirhat Thakurnagar 64 60 Bhyabla Gobardanga 58 55 Champapukur Jamuna river 52 Ghora Ras Ghona (planned) Swarupnagar 70 Bidyadhari Khal Machhalandapur 55 50 Malatipur Sanhati 50 46 Kankra Mirzanagar Habra 45 42 Harua Road Ashoknagar Road 42 39 Bhasila Guma 38 37 Lebutala (planned) Chakla 47 Bidyadhari Khal Bira 35 34 Beliaghata Road Dattapukur 31 35 Sondalia Bamangachhi 27 33 Bahira Kalibari 29 Karea Kadambagachi Barasat EMU Carshed 26 Kazipara Barasat Junction 23 Barasat Hridaypur 21 Hridaypur Madhyamgram 19 Madhyamgram Noai Khal New Barrackpore New Barrackpur 17 Michael Nagar Bisharpara Kodaliya 16 Birati Birati 14 Biman Bandar Belghoria Expressway   KM Orange Line   (u/c) Durganagar 13 Biman Bandar 15 Jessore Road 13 Jessore Road line dismantled Jessop & Co. factory siding Ordnance Factory siding Dum Dum Cantonment 11 Dum Dum Cantonment   KM Yellow Line   (u/c) Sealdah Main & North section   KM Blue Line   Dum Dum Junction 08 Patipukur loop line (dismantled) Jessore Road Belgachia 00 10 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 011 Lansdown mill siding Kolkata 012 Brown Blanket mill siding Kolkata Circular Railway   KM Blue Line   Kestopur Canal Bidhan Nagar Road 5 Bidhannagar Road Press House siding Kankurgachi Road 2 Kankurgachi Road Junction Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah North 00 0 Sealdah Main Sealdah   KM Green Line   Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens Siding 3│7 Park Circus Sealdah South section km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
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Dattapukur (also known as Duttapukur ^[1] ) (Code: DTK) is a railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal on Sealdah-Bangaon line. It serves the town of Duttapukur. The station consists of 3 platforms. The station lacks many facilities including water, sanitation and it being fully sheltered. ^[2]

The Station

Location

The station 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. ^[3] The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64. ^[4]

Services

Eastern Railway operates a couple of local train services, which originate and terminate at this station. They're popularly known as Dattapukur Local among commuters. There are two routes of this type of services, one serves between Sealdah & Dattapukur ^[5] and another between Majerhat & Dattapukur.

See also

• India portal
• Trains portal

• North 24 Parganas district
• Indian Railways
• Sealdah
• Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line
• Bangaon Junction
• Transport in West Bengal
• List of railway stations in India

References

1. India. Railway Board (1901). Administration Report on the Railways in India. Manager of Publications. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
2. "DTK/Duttapukur". India Rail Info.
3. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
4. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
5. Caṭṭopādhyāẏa, Sunīlakumāra; Akademi, Sahitya (1994). Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyaya. Makers of Indian literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 34. ISBN   9788172015787. LCCN   lc94903326.

External links

• Dattapukur Station Map
• "Dattapukur Railway station" (Map). Google Maps .