| Dum Dum Cantonment | |
| Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
| Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway Station |
| Address: | NC Mitra Rd, Gorabazar, Dum Dum, Kolkata, West Bengal 700028 |
| Country: |  India |
| Map Type: | India Kolkata |
| Map Dot Label: | Dum Dum Cantonment |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Elevation: | 5m (16feet) |
| Owned: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | Eastern Railway |
| Platform: | 3 |
| Tracks: | 3 |
| Other: | Dum Dum Cantonment 30D Bus stand |
| Bicycle: | Available |
| Parking: | Available |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Dum Dum Cantonment railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Dum Dum. Its code is DDC. The Dum Dum Cantonment metro station is adjacent to Dum Dum Cantonment railway station. It was named by the Cantonment area near Dum Dum.[1] It serves Dum Dum Cantonment areas. [2]
Dum Dum Cantonment 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 the Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84. The Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[3] It had been also a station of Kolkata Circular Railway between 2006 and 2016, after closure and dismantling of Dum Dum Cantonment - Biman Bandar section it is removed from Kolkata Circular Railway stations.
The station consists of three platforms. The platform is very much well sheltered with newly installed seating arrangements and fans.
8 Auto services are available from this station. Autos are available towards Nagerbazar More, Promod Nagar Bazar, Mathkol, Matish Roy Setu, Shibtala, Sukur Ali More, 1 no. Airport Gate and Dudhpukur.
Bus route number 30D serves the station. One irregular service from WBTC route no. M-34 towards Esplanade also available sometimes. Bus route number 34C serves the station as well but mainly it serves from Noapara to Esplanade.[4]
Under construction Dum Dum Cantonment metro station of Kolkata Metro Line 4 is situated just beside of it. It will be connected through footover bridge.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is just 3.9 km away from the station which was previously connected through Rail between 2006 and 2016. But after 2016 it was closed and dismantled. Currently only connection with it, is auto. But in future it will be connected also through Kolkata Metro Line 4. [5]