Dum Dum Junction railway station
Dum Dum Junction is a very important and busy junction station of the Kolkata Suburban Railway on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. Three lines branch out from Dum Dum in the north direction–the Kolkata Eastern line to Gede, the Calcutta chord line to Dankuni and the Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line to Bangaon and Hasnabad. On the other hand in the south direction, those three lines go to the Sealdah, while the Kolkata Circular Railway line arises from it towards Patipukur, and also ends to it through Bidhannagar Road after encircling the city of Kolkata through various important stations like Kolkata railway station and Majerhat.
Dum Dum Junction দম দম জংশন | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways and Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The station as seen from above on April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dum Dum Road, Dum Dum, Kolkata, West Bengal India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°37′16″N 88°23′35″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 9.61 metres (31.5 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Dum Dum | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | DDJ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Sealdah | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1963–1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dum Dum metro station of the Blue line is adjacent to Dum Dum railway station, making more connectivity to the city. It serves Dum Dum and the surrounding areas.