Dankuni Junction railway station

Dankuni Junction
Indian Railways and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationDankuni Station Road, Station Pally, Dankuni, Hooghly District, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°40′41″N 88°17′28″E / 22.677995°N 88.290975°E / 22.677995; 88.290975
Elevation7 metres (23 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Bardhaman chord and Calcutta Chord / Dankuni–Sealdah
Platforms5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDKAE[1]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1917
Electrified1964–66
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Belanagar Eastern Line Gobra
Rajchandrapur
towards Sealdah
Chord link Line Terminus
Location
Dankuni Junction is located in Kolkata
Dankuni Junction
Dankuni Junction
Location in Kolkata
Dankuni Junction is located in West Bengal
Dankuni Junction
Dankuni Junction
Location in West Bengal
Dankuni Junction is located in India
Dankuni Junction
Dankuni Junction
Location in India

Dankuni Junction is a railway junction on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord and is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is linked with both Howrah and Sealdah.

Dankuni has grown into an important intercity railway station serving the Kolkata metropolitan region. It is a major intermediate stoppage for mail and express trains plying to and fro the southern states of India and the northeastern states of India.

  1. ^ "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 26 August 2018.