Dum Dum Cantonment railway station

Dum Dum Cantonment
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
General information
LocationNC Mitra Rd, Gorabazar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700028
 India
Coordinates22°38′13″N 88°24′44″E / 22.636947°N 88.412212°E / 22.636947; 88.412212
Elevation5 metres (16 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Platforms3
Tracks3
Connections Dum Dum Cantonment
30D Bus stand
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeDDC
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1883 (1883)
Electrified1963 (1963)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Dum Dum Jn
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Durganagar
Location
Dum Dum Cantonment
Location in Kolkata

Dum Dum Cantonment (DDC) is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Dum Dum. The Dum Dum Cantonment metro station is adjacent to Dum Dum Cantonment railway station. It was named by the Cantonment area near Dum Dum. It serves Gora Bazar, Natun Bazar, Subhas Nagar, Kumarpara and surrounding Dum Dum Cantonment areas.

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 the Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84. The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64. It had been also a station of Kolkata Circular Railway between 2006 and 2016, after closure and dismantling of Dum Dum Cantonment - Biman Bandar section it is removed from Kolkata Circular Railway stations.