Dankuni Junction railway station explained

Dankuni Junction
Style:	Kolkata Suburban Railway
Type:	Indian Railways and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Address:	Dankuni Station Road, Station Pally, Dankuni, Hooghly District, West Bengal
Country:	India
Elevation:	7m (23feet)
Owned:	Indian Railways
Operator:	Eastern Railway
Structure:	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking:	No
Bicycle:	Yes
Status:	Functioning
Opened:	1917
Electrified:	1964–66
Former:	East Indian Railway Company
Map Type:	India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:	Dankuni Junction
Map Size:	300
Line:	Howrah–Bardhaman chord and Calcutta Chord / Dankuni–Sealdah
Platform:	5
Map State:	collapsed

Dankuni Junction is a railway junction on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord and is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is linked with both and .

Dankuni has grown into an important intercity railway station serving the Kolkata metropolitan region. It is a major intermediate stoppage for mail and express trains plying to and fro the southern states of India and the northeastern states of India.

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.^[1]

Major Trains

1. Agartala - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Humsafar Express^[2]
2. Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Aronai Superfast Express^[3]
3. Silchar - Coimbatore Superfast Express^[4]
4. Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
5. Guwahati- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Kaziranga Superfast Express^[5]
6. Guwahati–Secunderabad Express
7. New Tinsukia–Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Weekly Express
8. Kamakhya - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Karmabhoomi Express.^[6]
9. Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal - Bhagalpur Anga Express
10. Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal - Muzaffarpur Express

Electrification

Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.^[7]

Diesel Loco Component Factory

Trial production has started in the Diesel Component Factory at Dankuni.^[8] 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 Banaras Locomotive Works.^[9]

Electric Loco Component Factory

Construction of the Rs. 270.77 crore Electric Loco Component Factory is in progress.^[9]

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.^{[10] [11]}

Dedicated Freight Corridor

The 1839 km long eastern dedicated freight corridor has been proposed from Dankuni to Ludhiana, in Punjab.^[12]

External links

• Trains to Howrah
• Trains to Sealdah

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern India . Rail India . 13 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html . 16 March 2008 . dead .
2. Web site: SMVT Bangalore-Agartala Humsafar Express. indiarailinfo.com.
3. Web site: Tiruvananthapuram-Silchar Aronai Express. indiarailinfo.com.
4. Web site: Silchar-Coimbatore Express. confirmtkt.com.
5. Web site: Guwahati-Bengaluru Cantt Kaziranga Express. indiarailinfo.com.
6. Web site: Kamakhya Mumbai LTT Karmabhoomi Express. indiarailinfo.com.
7. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 13 April 2013 .
8. Web site: Highlights of the railway budget 2012-13 . Indian Railways. 3 May 2013 .
9. Web site: Mamata gives shape to promises she made as railway minister . The Statesman, 28 May 2012. 3 May 2013.
10. Web site: New freight terminal for Eastern Railway . https://web.archive.org/web/20130614131915/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-08-04/kolkata/27203840_1_freight-terminal-eastern-rly-movement . dead . 14 June 2013 . 4 August 2004. . 13 April 2013 .
11. Web site: Freight Sheds and Marshalling Yards. IRFCA. 13 April 2013 .
12. Web site: Dedicated Freight Corridor Project:Progress and Opportunities . DFC, 6 February 2013 . 13 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512130804/http://www.i-cema.in/past_event/dedicated_freight_corridor_project.pdf . 12 May 2013 . dead .