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Metro station in Kolkata, India

For the: metro stations with similar names, see Dum Dum metro station.
Dum Dum Cantonment
Kolkata Metro station
General information
LocationNC Mitra Rd, "Green Park," Subhash Nagar, Dum Dum, West Bengal 700065
India
Coordinates22°38′17″N 88°24′44″E / 22.6380°N 88.4123°E / 22.6380; 88.4123
Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Operated byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Line(s)Yellow Line
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections Dum Dum Cantonment
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusUnder Construction
History
Opening2024 (expected)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Previous namesMoulana Abul Kalam Azad
Services
Preceding station The logo of the——Kolkata Metro. Kolkata Metro Following station
Noapara
Terminus
Yellow Line
(under construction)
Jessore Road
towards Barasat
Route map
Noapara
Kestopur Canal
Dum Dum Cantonment
Jessore Road
Jai Hind Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Bus interchange
Birati
Michael Nagar
New Barrackpur
Noai Canal
Madhyamgram
Hridaypur
Barasat Bus interchange
Location

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. It is also the part of the integration of old line of Circular Railway from Dum Dum Cantonment——to Jai Hind.

The Station

Dum Dum Cantonment metro station interior

Structure

This is an elevated station having 2 levels.

Complex

Layout

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 Disabled access
Northbound Towards →Barasatnext 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 Disabled access
L2

Connections

Auto

8 Auto services available from this station. Autos available towards Nager Bazar More, Pramod Nagar Bazar, Mathkol, Shibtala, Matish Roy Setu, Sukur Ali More, 1 no. Airport Gate and "Dudhpukur."

Bus

Bus route number 30D serves the "station." 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.

Rail

Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is just beside the metro station.

Air

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.

Entry/Exits

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.

References

  1. ^ "Poila Baisakh date for service start on Noapara-Cantonment stretch". The Times of India. 27 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "কবে চালু হবে দমদম ক্যান্টনমেন্ট মেট্রো স্টেশন? আসছে বিরাট সুখবর". News18 বাংলা (in Bengali). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ Service, Statesman News (20 February 2023). "Dumdum Cantonment St. to undergo revamp". The Statesman. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ Reporter, Staff (27 March 2024). "Kolkata Metro Hits the Tracks for Trials on Noapara-Dum Dum Stretch". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ "DUMDUM CANTONMENT STATION TO BECOME A MEETING POINT OF METRO RAILWAY AND EASTERN RAILWAY". IBG News.
  8. ^ "Poila Baisakh date for service start on Noapara-Cantonment stretch". The Times of India. 27 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Bus Services".
  10. ^ "Lack of upkeep forces dismantling of airport to Dum Dum Cantonment railway track". Telegraph India.


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