Dum Dum is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of

Kolkata Metro The Kolkata Metro is a Urban rail transit in India, rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata and the Kolkata metropolitan area, Kolkata Metropolitan Region in West Bengal, India. Opened in 1984, it was the first operational rapid trans ...

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

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, India. The metro station adjoins the platforms of the

Dum Dum Junction railway station Dum Dum Junction (DDJ) is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station in Kolkata. Three lines branch out from Dum Dum in the north direction–the Kolkata Eastern line to Gede, the Calcutta chord line to and the Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangao ...

where connections can be made with

Indian Railways Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...

services.

History

The Kolkata Metro's Blue Line was built in stretches from time to time. The first section opened between Esplanade & Bhawanipore (now called Netaji Bhawan) in 1984 and the stretch was not connected to the Dum Dum Metro station. Metro service started from Dum Dum to Belgachia in parallel with the extension of the line to the south but the service was stopped due to lack of passengers. The stretch was very unpopular. Metro service from Dum Dum metro station restarted in 1994 connecting Shyambazar metro station. The service from Dum Dum metro station to Tollygunge station started in 1995. Dum Dum metro station was the terminal station in the northern end of the city before the Blue line was extended to Dakshineshwar metro station.

Station layout

Facilities

ATM is available.

Connections

Auto

Auto rickshaw services available to

Jessore Road Jessore Road is an International road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum in Kolkata, India to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112. It continues in ...

Nagerbazar Nagerbazar is a locality in South Dumdum of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the largest markets in the Dum Dum area. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KM ...

, 30A Bus Stand and

Barrackpore Trunk Road Barrackpore Trunk Road, commonly known as BT Road, is 4-6 laned trunk road in Kolkata metropolitan area, West Bengal, India. It connects Kolkata with its suburb Naihati via Barrackpore. Built in 1775, it is the oldest metalled road and one of ...

at Sinthi More, Milk Colony at

Belgachia Belgachia is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History The East India Company obtained from the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their ...

and Chiria More.

Bus

Bus route number 30D, 30B, 30B/1, 202, 219/1, DN9/1, S168 (Mini), S10, AC38 etc. by Dum Dum Road serve the station.

Train

It is connected to

, is the meeting point Sealdah–Ranaghat line, Sealdah–Bangaon line and Grand Chord Link Line of

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway (colloquially called Kolkata local trains or simply locals) is a suburban rail, suburban and regional rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in West Bengal, India. Its network has 45 ...

Air

This is the closest metro station to

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport () is an international airport serving the city of Kolkata and the Kolkata metropolitan area, the capital metropolis of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the primary aviation hub for eas ...

and is connected via Dum Dum Road and

Entry/ Exit

North Gate and Main Gate on South

Sinthee Sinthee or Sinthi is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History The East India Company obtained from the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surroundi ...

Road. Subway connections available from Platform No 1, 2, 3 and 4 of

and Dum Dum Road. South Gate leads to Dum Dum Road.
Dumdum railway station in Sealda section 2

References

External links

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''UrbanRail.Net''
– descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations. * Railway stations in India opened in 1984 Kolkata Metro stations Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district Airport railway stations in India {{Asia-metro-stub