Duttapukur railway station

Duttapukur railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is DTK. It serves Duttapukur town. The station consists of three platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]


Duttapukur
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
LocationDuttapukur, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.768406°N 88.539646°E / 22.768406; 88.539646
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeDTK
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906
Electrified1972
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
Location
Duttapukur
Location in West Bengal
Duttapukur
Location in India

The Station

Location

Duttapukur 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.[2] The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3]

See also

References
  1. "DTK/Duttapukur". India Rail Info.
  2. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.


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