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Dum Dum Cantonment
Kolkata Metro station
General information
LocationNC Mitra Rd, Green Park, Subhash Nagar, Dum Dum, West Bengal 700028
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
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections Dum Dum Cantt.
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusUnder Construction
History
Opening2024 (expected)
Electrified750V DC
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
Location
Map

Dum Dum Cantonment metro station, is a 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 Cantt. to Biman Bandar.[1][2]

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 →Biman Bandar→ →
Southbound →Towards ←Noapara← ←
Side platform doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Connections

Auto

6 Auto services available from this station. Autos available towards Nager Bazar More, Pramod Nagar Bazar, Matkol, Shibtala, Matish Roy Setu and Dudhpukur.

Bus

Bus route number 30D serves the station.[3] 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 Biman Bandar 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. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Bus Services".


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