Dakshineswar railway station

Dakshineswar
Indian Railways and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Dakshineswar railway station
General information
Location	Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700076  India
Coordinates	22°39′14″N 88°21′49″E / 22.653799°N 88.363676°E / 22.653799; 88.363676
Elevation	8 metres (26 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Platforms	2 (Side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Dakshineswar Dakshineswar Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Accessible	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DAKE[1][2][3]
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1932; 93 years ago (1932)
Electrified	1964–65
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Baranagar Road towards Sealdah Chord link Line Bally Ghat towards Dankuni Junction
Route map v t e Calcutta Chord link line (C.C link line) (including A.C.C. link branch line) Legend km km Howrah–Kharagpur line 14 0 Andul 2 Maurigram NH 12 Kona Expressway Howrah– Kharagpur line 11 Bankranayabaz 9 Baltikuri Santragachi–Amta branch line to Furfura Sharif (planned) A.C.C. Link branch line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Dankuni 0 FCI Siding Dankuni Loco Factory NH 16 NH 19 Belghoria Expressway Bhattanagar 6 Rajchandrapur 4 4 Belanagar Bally Halt 6 7 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman main line NH 19 Belghoria Expressway PWD Road 7 Bally Ghat Vivekananda Setu over Hooghly River PWD Road 9 0 Dakshineswar Baranagar jute mill siding Sealdah–Ranaghat line BT Road  KM Line 5 (planned)  10 1 Baranagar Road Sealdah–Ranaghat line Noapara 2 Noapara Metro Depot Kestopur Canal  KM Line 4 (u/c)  Sealdah–Bangaon line 15 4 Dum Dum Junction Patipukur Loop line (dismantled) Jessore Road Belgachia 6 17 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 18 Lansdown mill siding Kolkata 19 Brown Blanket mill siding Kolkata Circular Railway Kestopur Canal  KM Line 1  Bidhan Nagar Road 5 Bidhannagar Road Press House siding Kankurgachi Road 2 Kankurgachi Road Junction Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah North 00 0 Sealdah Main Sealdah  KM Line 2  Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens Siding 3│7 Park Circus Sealdah South lines km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use │ out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c) │ tunnel
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Dakshineswar is a railway station of Eastern Railway. It is 13 km away from Sealdah and 9 km from Dankuni Junction on the Sealdah–Dankuni line of Eastern Railway. Dankuni and Bardhaman local train connects this place to Sealdah Station and other stations of the Sealdah main line. It is an important railway station between Dum Dum and Dankuni railway stations.

Sealdah–Dankuni line was opened in 1932 by the Eastern Bengal Railway.^[4][5] The line was electrified in 1965.^[6]

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
P1	Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
		Towards →Dankuni→ →
	Towards ←Sealdah← ←
P2	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left

Dakshineswar track layout
Legend
to Dankuni to Sealdah
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

• Sealdah–Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
• Sealdah–Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express
• Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express
• Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express
• Sealdah–Agartala Kanchenjunga Express
• Kolkata - Darbhanga Maithili Express

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