Duttapukur railway station

Railway Station in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dattapukur (also known as Duttapukur[1]) (Code: DTK) is a railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal on Sealdah-Bangaon line. It serves the town of Duttapukur. The station consists of 3 platforms. The station lacks many facilities including water, sanitation and it being fully sheltered.[2]

Coordinates22.768406°N 88.539646°E / 22.768406; 88.539646
Elevation12.89 metres (42.3 ft)
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Dattapukur
General information
LocationDuttapukur, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.768406°N 88.539646°E / 22.768406; 88.539646
Elevation12.89 metres (42.3 ft)
System Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
LineSealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Cycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeDTK
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906; 120 years ago (1906)
Electrified1972; 54 years ago (1972)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Bamangachhi
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line Bira
Location
Dattapukur is located in West Bengal
Dattapukur
Dattapukur
Location in West Bengal
Dattapukur is located in India
Dattapukur
Dattapukur
Location in India
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The Station

Location

The station is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[3] The SealdahDum DumBarasatBangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[4]

Services

Eastern Railway operates a couple of local train services, which originate and terminate at this station. They're popularly known as Dattapukur Local among commuters. There are two routes of this type of services, one serves between Sealdah & Dattapukur[5] and another between Majerhat & Dattapukur.

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