Dakshineswar railway station

Dakshineswar is a railway station of Eastern Railway. It is 13 km away from Sealdah and 9 km from Dankuni Junction on the Sealdah–Dankuni line of Eastern Railway. Dankuni and Bardhaman local train connects this place to Sealdah Station and other stations of the Sealdah main line. It is an important railway station between Dum Dum and Dankuni railway stations.

Dakshineswar
Indian Railways and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Dakshineswar railway station
General information
LocationDakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°39′14″N 88°21′49″E / 22.653799°N 88.363676°E / 22.653799; 88.363676
Elevation8 metres (26 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Platforms2 (Side platforms)
Tracks2
Connections Dakshineswar

Dakshineswar Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
AccessibleNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDAKE[1][2][3]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Electrified1964–65
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Baranagar Road
towards Sealdah
Chord link Line Bally Ghat
Location
Dakshineswar is located in Kolkata
Dakshineswar
Dakshineswar
Location in Kolkata
Dakshineswar is located in West Bengal
Dakshineswar
Dakshineswar
Location in West Bengal
Dakshineswar is located in India
Dakshineswar
Dakshineswar
Location in India

History edit

Sealdah–Dankuni line was opened in 1932 by the Eastern Bengal Railway.[4][5] The line was electrified in 1965.[6]

The station edit

 
Dakshineswar Railway Station (in middle) building built as a replica of the iconic Dakshineswar Temple, and the Dakshineswar metro station (in right) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Station layout edit

Platform layout edit

G Street level Exit/Entrance
P1 Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left  
Towards →Dankuni→ →
Towards ←Sealdah← ←
P2 Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left  

Track layout edit

Dakshineswar track layout
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Station with two tracks
and two side platforms

Major trains edit

References edit

  1. ^ "List of Railway Stations and their Codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Eastern Railway System Map" (PNG). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ "datameet/railways/stations.json" (JSON). GitHub. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ "HOWRAH DIVISION : HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - THE FIRST JOURNEY". Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ "US Archive .org pdf download of 'History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress', 31 March 1937 by 'The Government of India - Railway Department' page 70 pdf 95" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ "History of Electrification". Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.