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'''Dum Dum Cantonment railway station''' is a small railway station in [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[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. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/8004| title=DDC/Dum Dum Cantt| website=India Rail Info| access-date=28 August 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828144216/https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/8004| archive-date=28 August 2017| url-status=live| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
'''Dum Dum Cantonment railway station''' is a small railway station in [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[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.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/8004| title=DDC/Dum Dum Cantt| website=India Rail Info| access-date=28 August 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828144216/https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/8004| archive-date=28 August 2017| url-status=live| df=dmy-all}}</ref>


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.<ref name=history>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian |publisher=Rail India | access-date = 28 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | archive-date = 16 March 2008 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html | title = History of Electrification | publisher = IRFCA | access-date = 28 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131019225702/http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html | archive-date = 19 October 2013 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
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.<ref name=history>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian |publisher=Rail India | access-date = 28 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | archive-date = 16 March 2008 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html | title = History of Electrification | publisher = IRFCA | access-date = 28 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131019225702/http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html | archive-date = 19 October 2013 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

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Dum Dum Cantonment
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Dum Dum Cantonment railway station
LocationGorabazar, Dum Dum Cantonment, Kolkata, West Bengal
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
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusDouble electric line
Station codeDDC
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1883
Electrified1963
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
Location
Location in Kolkata
Location in West Bengal#Location in India
Dum Dum Cantonment is located in India
Dum Dum Cantonment
Dum Dum Cantonment
Dum Dum Cantonment (India)

Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, 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.[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]

See also

References

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

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