Dum Dum metro station

22°37′16″N 88°23′34″E / 22.621027°N 88.392818°E / 22.621027; 88.392818Owned byMetro Railway, Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Rail CorporationOperated byKolkata MetroLine(s)Blue LinePlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Dakshineswar
Platform-2 → Kavi SubhashTracks2ConnectionsDum Dum Junction ConstructionStructure typeElevated, Double trackPlatform levels2ParkingNoBicycle facilitiesNoAccessibleYes Other informationStation codeKDMIFare zone17th zone of the Indian RailwaysHistoryOpened1984 & 1995Electrified750 V DC Third Rail

Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station Noapara towards Dakshineswar Blue Line Belgachia towards Kavi Subhash

Route map

Legend Chord link Line to Dankuni Dakshineswar Pink Line to Barrackpore Baranagar Eastern Line to Ranaghat Noapara depot Noapara Keshtopur Canal Yellow Line to Barasat Eastern Line to Bongaon Dum Dum Belgachia Circular Line & Sealdah South Circular Canal Shyambazar Sovabazar Sutanuti Girish Park Mahatma Gandhi Road Central Chandni Chowk Green Line ← to Howrah Maidan to Teghoria → Esplanade Park Street Purple Line to Diamond Park Maidan Rabindra Sadan Netaji Bhavan Jatin Das Park Kalighat Tollygunge Rabindra Sarobar Circular Line & Sealdah South Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Tollygunge depot Netaji Masterda Surya Sen Gitanjali Kavi Nazrul Shahid Khudiram Orange Line to Jai Hind Sealdah South to Sealdah Kavi Subhash New Garia depot Sealdah South to Namkhana

Location

Dum Dum is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.^[1][2][3] The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Dum Dum railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services.

History

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards → Kavi Subhash next station is Belgachhia
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Noapara Change at the next station for Yellow Line
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Facilities

ATM is available.

Connections

Auto

Auto rickshaw services available to Jessore Road at Nagerbazar, 30A Bus Stand and Barrackpore Trunk Road at Sinthi More, Milk Colony at Belgachia and Chiria More.

Bus

Bus route number 30B, 30B/1, 202, 219/1, DN9/1, S168 (Mini), S10, AC38 etc. by Dum Dum Road serve the station. Currently 30B, 30B/1, 202 do not serve the station due to change of their routes for Tala Bridge closure.^[4][5]

Train

It is connected to Dum Dum Junction railway station, is the meeting point Sealdah–Ranaghat line, Sealdah–Bangaon line and Grand Chord Link Line of Kolkata Suburban Railway.

Air

This is the closest metro station to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and is connected via Dum Dum Road and Jessore Road.

Entry/ Exit

North Gate and Main Gate on South Sinthee Road. Subway connections available from Platform No 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Dum Dum Junction railway station and Dum Dum Road.

South Gate leads to Dum Dum Road.

See also

References

External links

Blue line
(Line 1)

Stations	■Kavi Subhash Shahid Khudiram Kavi Nazrul Gitanjali Masterda Surya Sen Netaji Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Rabindra Sarobar Kalighat Jatin Das Park Netaji Bhavan Rabindra Sadan Maidan ■Park Street ■■Esplanade Chandni Chowk Central Mahatma Gandhi Road Girish Park Shobhabazar Sutanuti Shyambazar Belgachia Dum Dum ■Noapara ■Baranagar Dakshineswar
Depots	Noapara depot Tollygunge depot New Garia depot
Rakes	ICF MCF CRRC Dalian

Green line
(Line 2)

Stations	Teghoria Raghunathpur Baguiati Dum Dum Park Kestopur Salt Lake Sector-V Karunamoyee Central Park City Center Bengal Chemical Salt Lake Stadium Phoolbagan Sealdah ■■Esplanade Mahakaran Howrah Howrah Maidan
Depots	Central Park depot
Rakes	BEML

Purple Line
(Line 3)

Stations	Diamond Park IIM Calcutta Joka Thakurpukur Sakher Bazar Behala Chowrasta Behala Bazar Taratala Majerhat Mominpur Khidirpur Victoria ■Park Street ■■Esplanade
Depots	Joka depot

Yellow Line
(Line 4)

Stations	■Noapara Dum Dum Cantonment Jessore Road ■Jai Hind Birati Michael Nagar New Barrackpore Madhyamgram Hridaypur Barasat
Depots	Noapara depot Airport yard
Rakes	ICF MCF CRRC Dalian

Pink Line
(Line 5)

Stations	■Baranagar Krishna Kali Acharya Prafulla Chandra Gandhi Ashram Sarat Chandra Subhas Nagar Rishi Bankim Dr. Rajendra Prasad Shah Nawaz Khan Anukul Thakur Mangal Pandey
Depots	Noapara depot

Orange Line
(Line 6)

Stations	■Kavi Subhash Satyajit Ray Jyotirindra Nandi Kavi Sukanta Hemanta Mukhopadhyay VIP Bazar Ritwik Ghatak Barun Sengupta Beleghata Gour Kishore Ghosh Nalban IT Centre Nabadiganta Nazrul Tirtha Swapnabhor Biswa Bangla Convention Centre Shiksha Tirtha Mother's Wax Museum Eco Park Mangaldeep City Centre-2 Chinar Park VIP Road ■Jai Hind
Depots	Airport yard New Garia depot

See also