>Sdrqaz: Adding local short description: "Railway station in West Bengal, India", overriding Wikidata description "Railway Station in West Bengal, India" (Shortdesc helper)

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Adding local short description: "Railway station in West Bengal, India", overriding Wikidata description "Railway Station in West Bengal, India" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Dakshin Durgapur}}
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| type = [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]]
| image = Dakshin Durgapur Railway Station Platform.jpg
| image_caption = Dakshin Durgapur Railway Station
| address = Gazipur, Dakshin Durgapur, [[South 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.325683|N|88.406184|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|9|m|ft}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| line = [[Sealdah South lines#Diamond Harbour Branch line|Diamond Harbour Branch line]]
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| other =
| ADA = Not Available
| bicycle = Not Available
| depth =
| levels =
| parking = Not Available
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = DKDP
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}
}}
| status = Functioning
| closed =
| former = [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]
| opened = {{start date and age|1883}}
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1965–66
| passengers =
| mpassengers =
| pass_system =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Dakshin Durgapur
| map_size = 300
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Hotar|next= Kalyanpur|line=Sealdah South|branch=[[Sealdah South lines#Diamond Harbour Branch line|Diamond Harbour Branch line]]|type=Diamond Harbour}}
| route_map = {{Sealdah South lines}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Dakshin Durgapur railway station''' is a [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]] on the [[Sealdah South lines#Diamond Harbour Branch line|Diamond Harbour Branch line]]. It is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sealdah railway division]] in the [[Eastern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. Dakshin Durgapur railway station is situated at Gazipur, Dakshin Durgapur, [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/dakshin-durgapur-dkdp/8037|title=DKDP/Dakshin Durgapur|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/dakshin-durgapr-dkdp-station|title=DAKSHIN DURGAPUR (DKDP) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=May 24, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
In 1883, the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] constructed a {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad-gauge railway]] from {{stnlnk|Baruipur Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Diamond Harbour}} via Dakshin Durgapur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.is/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|title=Indian Railways History Time Line |access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>

==Electrification==
Electrification from {{stnlnk|Baruipur Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Diamond Harbour}} including Dakshin Durgapur was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title=History of The Electrification of Indian Railways|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>

==Station complex==
The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. There is a proper approach road to this station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200122/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |title=The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Sealdah South}}
{{South 24 Parganas topics}}

[[Category:Railway stations in South 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1883]]
[[Category:1883 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1883 establishments in the British Empire]]

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Dakshin Durgapur railway station - Revision history

>Sdrqaz: Adding local short description: "Railway station in West Bengal, India", overriding Wikidata description "Railway Station in West Bengal, India" (Shortdesc helper)

>Jeet Dev at 10:56, 14 February 2021