Dum Dum Junction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Dum Dum Road, Dum Dum, Kolkata, West Bengal 700030![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°37′16″N 88°23′35″E / 22.621142°N 88.393157°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 9.61 metres (31.5 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Dum Dum Junction is a very important and busy junction station of the Kolkata Suburban Railway on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. Its code is DDJ. 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 towards 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. The Dum Dum metro station of the Blue line is adjacent to Dum Dum railway station. It serves Dum Dum, Paikpara, Sinthee, Cossipore, Baranagar and other surrounding areas in Kolkata.[1]