Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is a small railway station in
North 24 Parganas district
North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...
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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 with newly installed seating arrangements and fans. It still lacks many facilities including proper water availability and clean sanitation.
Dum Dum Cantonment is located on
Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of
Kolkata Suburban Railway
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...
. Link between
Dum Dum to
Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
now in
Bangladesh, via
Bangaon
Bangaon is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bangaon subdivision.
Geography
Location
Bangaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 m ...
was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.It was named by the cantonment area near Dum Dum.
The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.
See also
References
External links
Dum Dum Cantonment railway station map*
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Sealdah railway division
Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district
Transport in Kolkata
1883 establishments in India
Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
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