Dhamua railway station

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LocationSherpur-Dhamua Road, Dhamua, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°17′23″N 88°23′31″E / 22.289831°N 88.391934°E / 22.289831; 88.391934
Elevation8 metres (26 ft)
Dhamua
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Dhamua Railway Station
General information
LocationSherpur-Dhamua Road, Dhamua, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°17′23″N 88°23′31″E / 22.289831°N 88.391934°E / 22.289831; 88.391934
Elevation8 metres (26 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Diamond Harbour Branch line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNot Available
Bicycle facilitiesNot Available
AccessibleNot Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDMU
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1883; 142 years ago (1883)
Electrified1965–66
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Uttar Radhanagar Sealdah South Hotar
towards Sealdah
Location

Dhamua railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Diamond Harbour Branch line. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Dhamua railway station is situated beside Sherpur-Dhamua Road, Dhamua, South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]

In 1883, the Eastern Bengal Railway constructed a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge railway from Baruipur Junction to Diamond Harbour via Dhamua.[3]

Electrification

Station complex

References

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