Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is a small railway station in
North 24 Parganas district,
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
. 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. Link between
Dum Dum
Dum Dum is a city and a municipality of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata urban area and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
Etymology
During the 19th ...
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Khulna now in
Bangladesh
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Bangaon 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*
*
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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