Dakshineswar railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India

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.

History

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

The station

Dakshineswar Railway Station (in middle) building built as a replica of the iconic Dakshineswar Temple, and the Dakshineswar metro station (in right) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Station layout

Platform layout

Track layout

Major trains

• 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

References

1. "List of Railway Stations and their Codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
2. "Eastern Railway System Map" (PNG). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
3. "datameet/railways/stations.json" (JSON). GitHub. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
4. "HOWRAH DIVISION : HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - THE FIRST JOURNEY". Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
5. "US Archive .org pdf download of 'History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress', 31 March 1937 by 'The Government of India - Railway Department' page 70 pdf 95" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
6. "History of Electrification". Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.