Dum Dum Cantonment railway station

Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is DDC. It serves Dum Dum Cantonment town. The station consists of three platforms. The platform is very much well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

Dum Dum Cantonment
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Location	Gorabazar, Dum Dum Cantonment, Kolkata, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.636947°N 88.412212°E
Elevation	5 metres (16 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Double electric line
Station code	DDC
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1883
Electrified	1963
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Dum Dum Jn toward Sealdah Eastern Line Sealdah–Bangaon line Durganagar toward Bangaon Junction
Route map km km to Jessore Benapole Bangladesh India border Petrapole Goods Ichamati River Bagdah (planned) 77 Bangaon Chandabazar (planned) Poramaheshtala (planned) NH 35 Satberia 28 72 Bibhuti Bhushan Halt Gopalnagar 23 Akaipur 19 67 Chandpara Majhergram 15 Gangnapur 11 63 Thakurnagar Naba Raynagar 6 Coopers Halt 58 Gobardanga Ranaghat 0 Lalgola and Gede branch lines Jamuna River Sealdah–Ranaghat line Machhalandapur 54 Swarupnagar (planned) Hingalganj (planned) 75 Hasnabad 73 Taki Road 71 Nimdanri Sanhati Halt 50 69 Madhyampur 67 Matania Anantapur Habra 45 65 Basirhat 63 Bhyabla Halt Ashoknagar Road 41 58 Champapukur 56 Ghora Ras Ghona NH 35 54 Malatipur 49 Kankra Mirzanagar Guma 38 46 Harua Road 43 Bhasila Bira 34 41 Lebutala 37 Beliaghata Road Duttapukur 30 35 Sondalia 32 Bahira Kalibari Bamangachhi 27 29 Karea Kadambagachhi 26 Kazipara NH 35 23 Barasat NH 34 21 Hridaypur 19 Madhyamgram Noai Canal 17 New Barrackpur 15 Bisharpara Kodaliya 14 Birati 12 Durganagar 14 Biman Bandar 12 Jessore Road line closed Sealdah–Ranaghat line 10 Dum Dum Cantonment Calcutta chord link to Dankuni 7 Dum Dum Patipukur Kolkata Circular Railway Kolkata 4 Bidhannagar Road Sealdah North & Main 0 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Sealdah South 0 Park Circus 3 Sealdah South lines km km Source: Indian Railway Time Table
Location
Dum Dum Cantonment Location in Kolkata Dum Dum Cantonment Location in West Bengal#Location in India Dum Dum Cantonment Dum Dum Cantonment (India)

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]

See also

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

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.

External links

• Dum Dum Cantonment railway station map
• Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Google. "Dum Dum Cantonment Railway station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.