Dum Dum Cantonment metro station
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| Location | Subhas Nagar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700065 India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°38′17′′N 88°24′44′′E / 22.6380°N 88.4123°E / 22.6380; 88.4123 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Railway, Kolkata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Yellow Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Dum Dum Cantonment 30D Bus stand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes Disabled access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Under Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opening | March 2025 (expected)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V DC third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dum Dum Cantonment is an elevated metro station of Yellow Line of Kolkata Metro located at Subhas Nagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[2] It is situated just beside the Dum Dum Cantonment railway station.[3] This station was proposed in Yellow Line, in the budget of 2010–11.[4] It is also the part of the integration of old line of Circular Railway from Dum Dum Cantonment to Biman Bandar.[5] [6] [7] It is expected to be opened in 2025.
Station complex
[edit ]Structure
[edit ]This is an elevated station having 2 levels.
Complex
[edit ]Layout
[edit ]Dum Dum Cantonment track layout |
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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Southbound Towards → Noapara next station is Noapara Change at the next station for Blue Line
Entry/Exits
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4 Entry/Exit gates are there in this station. Gate 1 and 2 at South end will serve Subhas Nagar. Gate 3 at North end will serve Health more and adjacent Dum Dum Cantonment areas. Gate 4 will connect existing Foot Over Bridge (FOB) of Dum Dum Cantonment railway station and allow people to go directly Mezzanine floor.
Connections
[edit ]Auto
[edit ]8 Auto services are available from this station. Autos are available towards Nagerbazar More, Promod Nagar Bazar, Mathkal, Matish Roy Setu, Shibtala, Sukur Ali More, 1 no. Airport Gate and Dudhpukur.
Bus
[edit ]Bus route number 30D serves the station which runs from Dum Dum Cantonment to Babughat.[8]
Rail
[edit ]Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is just beside the metro station.
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.[9]
See also
[edit ]- Dum Dum metro station
- Metro Railway, Kolkata
- List of Kolkata Metro stations
- Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
- Kolkata Suburban Railway
- South Dum Dum
- Dum Dum
References
[edit ]- ^ "Airport metro dream may come true in March". The Times of India. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Airport metro dream may come true in March". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "DUMDUM CANTONMENT STATION TO BECOME A MEETING POINT OF METRO RAILWAY AND EASTERN RAILWAY". IBG News.
- ^ "Dumdum Cantonment St. to undergo revamp". The Statesman. 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.
- ^ "Kolkata Metro Hits the Tracks for Trials on Noapara-Dum Dum Stretch". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "30D Bus Route" . Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Lack of upkeep forces dismantling of airport to Dum Dum Cantonment railway track". Telegraph India.
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