Owned by Indian Railways Parking No Opened 1917 Owner Indian Railways | Operated by Eastern Railway Elevation 7 m Phone 090384 63305 Platforms in use 5 | |
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Location Dankuni Station Road, Station Pally, Dankuni, Distt. Hooghly, West Bengal
India Line(s) Howrah-Bardhaman chord and Calcutta Chord / Dankuni-Sealdah Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address Dankuni Junction, Dankuni Station Rd, Station Pally, Dankuni, West Bengal 712331 Similar Baruipara railway station, Barddhaman Junction railway st, Dum Dum railway station, Janai Road railway station, Kamarkundu railway station | ||
Dankuni railway station
Dankuni is a railway junction station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord and is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is linked with both Howrah and Sealdah.
Contents
- Dankuni railway station
- History
- Electrification
- Diesel Loco Component Factory
- Electric Loco Component Factory
- Dankuni Freight Yard
- Dedicated Freight Corridor
- References
History
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman Main Line, was constructed in 1917. In 1932, the Calcutta chord line was built over the Willingdon Bridge joining Dum Dum and Dankuni.
Electrification
Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.
Diesel Loco Component Factory
Trial production has started in the Diesel Component Factory at Dankuni.Built at a cost of Rs. 84.21 crores, it was inaugurated by Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal on 28 May 2012. The components manufactured are being supplied to Diesel Locomotive Works.
Electric Loco Component Factory
Construction of the Rs. 270.77 crore Electric Loco Component Factory is in progress.
Dankuni Freight Yard
A project is on to remodel the Dankuni Goods Yard and develop it as Dankuni Freight Yard. It will be a multi-purpose freight terminal that would consolidate the entire freight movement in one place. It will ease the load of Howrah, Sealdah, Shalimar and Chitpur yards.
Dedicated Freight Corridor
The 1839 km long eastern dedicated freight corridor has been proposed from Dankuni to Ludhiana.