Dum Dum Cantonment railway station

Location
	Dum Dum Cantonment Location in Kolkata

Route map
v; t; e; Sealdah–Bangaon line ; including Barasat–Hasnabad and Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines
	Legend
	Benapole
	land port
	Bangladesh
	India
	78
	00
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);

Dum Dum Cantonment
Dum Dum Cantonment
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Gora Bazar, Dum Dum, Kolkata, West Bengal 700028; India
Coordinates	22°38′13″N 88°24′44″E / 22.636947°N 88.412212°E
Elevation	5 metres (16 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Not Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Status	Double electric line
Station code	DDC
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1883; 141 years ago
Electrified	1963; 61 years ago
Services
Route map
Route map
v; t; e; Sealdah–Bangaon line ; including Barasat–Hasnabad and Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines
	Legend
	Benapole
	land port
	Bangladesh
	India
	78
	00
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);
Location
Location
	Dum Dum Cantonment Location in Kolkata

Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Dum Dum. Its code is DDC. The Dum Dum Cantonment metro station is adjacent to Dum Dum Cantonment railway station. It serves Dum Dum Cantonment and the surrounding areas. The station consists of three platforms. The platform is very much well sheltered with newly installed seating arrangements and fans.^[1]

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]

References

^ "DDC/Dum Dum Cantt". India Rail Info. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.