Dattapukur | |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway Station |
Address: | Duttapukur, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 22.7684°N 88.5396°W |
Elevation: | 12.89m (42.29feet) |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway |
Line: | Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 3 |
Bicycle: | No |
Parking: | No |
Structure: | At grade |
Status: | Functional |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Dattapukur |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Dattapukur (also known as Duttapukur[1]) (Code: DTK) is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal on Sealdah-Bangaon line. It serves Duttapukur town. The station consists of 3 platforms. The station lacks many facilities including full shelters, water and sanitation.[2]
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 Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[4]
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.