Dankuni is a railway junction station on the

Howrah–Bardhaman chord The Howrah–Bardhaman chord is a broad-gauge rail line connecting Howrah and Bardhaman. The railway line operates in Howrah, Hooghly and Purba Bardhaman districts in the state of West Bengal. It is part of the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, How ...

and is located in

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in the Indian state of

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. It is linked with both and .

History

The

, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917. In 1932, the Calcutta chord line was built over the Willingdon Bridge joining Dum Dum and Dankuni.

Major Trains

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# Guwahati- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Kaziranga Superfast Express #

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Electrification

Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.

Diesel Loco Component Factory

Trial production has started in the Diesel Component Factory at Dankuni. Built at a cost of Rs. 84.21 crores, it was inaugurated by Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal on 28 May 2012. The components manufactured are being supplied to

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Electric Loco Component Factory

Construction of the Rs. 270.77 crore Electric Loco Component Factory is in progress.

Dankuni Freight Yard

A project is on to remodel the Dankuni Goods Yard and develop it as Dankuni Freight Yard. It will be a multi-purpose freight terminal that would consolidate the entire freight movement in one place. It will ease the load of Howrah, Sealdah, Shalimar and Chitpur yards.

Dedicated Freight Corridor

The 1839 km long eastern dedicated freight corridor has been proposed from Dankuni to

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, in

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References

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{{Hooghly topics Railway stations in Hooghly district Howrah railway division Kolkata Suburban Railway stations