Dum Dum is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Dum Dum Junction railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services.
History The Kolkata Metro's Blue Line was built in stretches from time to time. The first section opened between Esplanade & Bhawanipore (now called Netaji Bhawan) in 1984 and the stretch was not connected to the Dum Dum Metro station. Metro service started from Dum Dum to Belgachia in parallel with the extension of the line to the south but the service was stopped due to lack of passengers. The stretch was very unpopular. Metro service from Dum Dum metro station restarted in 1994 connecting Shyambazar metro station. The service from Dum Dum metro station to Tollygunge station started in 1995. Dum Dum metro station was the terminal station in the northern end of the city before the Blue line was extended to Dakshineshwar metro station.
Station layout L2Platform 2 Train towards () → Platform 1 ← Train towards ()L1MezannineFare control, station agent, Metro QR ticket vending machines, crossoverGStreet levelExit/Entrance
Facilities ATM is available.
Connections Auto Autos services available towards Nagerbazar, 30A Bus Stand, Sinthee More, Milk Colony at Belgachia and Chiria More.
Bus Bus route numbers 30B, 202, S-168 (Mini), S10, AC 38, D-39 etc. serve the station via Dum Dum Road.
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 was (prior to commencement of commercial serives on the yellow line) 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
Dum Dum Cantonment metro station List of Kolkata Metro stations Transport in Kolkata Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Kolkata Suburban Railway Trams in Kolkata South Dum Dum List of rapid transit systems List of metro systems
References
External links
UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.