Dum Dum metro station
Dum Dum is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1][2][3] The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Dum Dum railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services.
History[edit]
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Station layout[edit]
Dum Dum track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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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 | |
Platform 2 Southbound |
Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Belgachhia | |
Platform 1 Northbound |
Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Noapara Change at the next station for Yellow Line | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
L2 |
Facilities[edit]
ATM is available.
Connections[edit]
Auto[edit]
Auto rickshaw services available to Jessore Road at Nagerbazar, 30A Bus Stand and Barrackpore Trunk Road at Sinthi More, Milk Colony at Belgachia and Chiria More.
Bus[edit]
Bus route number 30B, 30B/1, 202, 219/1, DN9/1, S168 (Mini), S10, AC38 etc. by Dum Dum Road serve the station. Currently 30B, 30B/1, 202 do not serve the station due to change of their routes for Tala Bridge closure.[4][5]
Train[edit]
It is connected to Dum Dum Junction railway station, is the meeting point Sealdah–Ranaghat line, Sealdah–Bangaon line and Grand Chord Link Line of Kolkata Suburban Railway.
Air[edit]
This is the closest metro station to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and is connected via Dum Dum Road and Jessore Road.
Entry/ Exit[edit]
North Gate and Main Gate on South Sinthee Road. Subway connections available from Platform No 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Dum Dum Junction railway station and Dum Dum Road.
South Gate leads to Dum Dum Road.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ^ "Bus route | the Calcutta Tramways Company [1978] Ltd". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Bus Services".
External links[edit]
- Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official Website for line 1
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- Google. "Dum Dum metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.