Durganagar railway station

Durganagar railway station
Indian Railway Station
Location Durganagar, West Bengal
India
Elevation 5 metres (16 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Kolkata Suburban Railway
Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking No
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Status Double Electric-Line
Station code DGNR
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah railway division
History
Opened 1883
Electrified 1963
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Eastern Railway zone

Durganagar is a neighbourhood of Kolkata in the North Dumdum municipality area, in the Kolkata district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located in North Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), beside the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Dum Dum. It is a town in Kolkata, under the developmental jurisdiction of KMDA.

Durganagar railway station is a small railway station in Kolkata District,West Bengal. Its code is DGNR. It serves Dum Dum Cantonment town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is very not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

Durganagar 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]

References

  1. ↑ "DGNR/Durganagar". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.


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