Dum Dum Cantonment is an elevated metro station of line 4 of Kolkata Metro. It is situated just beside the Dum Dum Cantonment railway station. This station was proposed in Line 4, in the budget of 2010–11.[2] It is also the part of the integration of old line of Circular Railway from Dum Dum Cantonment to Jai Hind.[3][4][5][6][7]
Dum Dum Cantonment দমদম ক্যান্টনমেন্ট  | |||||||||||||
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| Kolkata Metro station | |||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | NC Mitra Rd,Green Park, Subhash Nagar, Dum Dum,West Bengal 700065 India | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°38′17″N 88°24′44″E / 22.6380°N 88.4123°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Yellow Line | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Dum Dum Cantonment | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Under Construction | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opening | 2024 (expected)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V DC third rail | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Moulana Abul Kalam Azad | ||||||||||||
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The Station edit
Structure edit
This is an elevated station having 2 levels.[8]
Complex edit
Layout edit
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
| L2 | Side platform doors will open on the left
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| Northbound | Towards →Barasat→ next station is Jessore Road → | |
| Southbound | →Towards ←Noapara←next station is Noapara Change at the next station for Blue Line ← | |
| Side platform doors will open on the left
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| L2 | ||
Connections edit
Auto edit
8 Auto services available from this station. Autos available towards Nager Bazar More, Pramod Nagar Bazar, Matpkol, Shibtala, Matish Roy Setu, Sukur Ali More, 1no. Airport Gate and Dudhpukur.[5]
Bus edit
Bus route number 30D serves the station.[9] One irregular service from WBTC route no. M-34 towards Esplanade also available sometimes.Bus route number 34C serves the station as well but mainly it serves from Noapara to Esplanade.[5]
Rail edit
Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is just beside the metro station.[5]
Air edit
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is just 3.9 km away from the station which will be connected via this metro line. The Jai Hind metro station which will serve the airport is the fourth station of Noapara to Barasat bound trains.[10]
Entry/Exits edit
3 Entry/Exit gates are there in this station. One at the North end, one at the South end and one gate from Mezzanine floor will directly connects towards existing FOB of Dum Dum Cantonment railway station.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Poila Baisakh date for service start on Noapara-Cantonment stretch". The Times of India. 27 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "কবে চালু হবে দমদম ক্যান্টনমেন্ট মেট্রো স্টেশন? আসছে বিরাট সুখবর". News18 বাংলা (in Bengali). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Service, Statesman News (20 February 2023). "Dumdum Cantonment St. to undergo revamp". The Statesman. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Reporter, Staff (27 March 2024). "Kolkata Metro Hits the Tracks for Trials on Noapara-Dum Dum Stretch". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "DUMDUM CANTONMENT STATION TO BECOME A MEETING POINT OF METRO RAILWAY AND EASTERN RAILWAY". IBG News.
- ^ "Poila Baisakh date for service start on Noapara-Cantonment stretch". The Times of India. 27 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Bus Services".
- ^ "Lack of upkeep forces dismantling of airport to Dum Dum Cantonment railway track". Telegraph India.
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