>BrownHairedGirl at 18:45, 2 April 2021

2021-04-02T18:45:35Z

New page

{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br />{{font color|blue|Dakshineswar}}
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image = Dakshineswar railway station in North 24 Parganas 07.jpg
| image_caption = Dakshineswar railway station
| address = [[Dakshineswar]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.653799|N|88.363676|E|region:IN-WB_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert| 8|m|ft}}
| line = 
| other =
| structure = At grade
| platform = 2 {{small|([[Side platform]]s)}}
| tracks = 2
| parking = Not available
| bicycle = Not available
| opened = {{Start date and age|1865|df=yes}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1964–65
| ADA = Not available
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = DAKE<ref name="Indian railway codes">{{cite web |title=Indian railway codes |url=http://www.icf.indianrailways.gov.in/PB/pass/stations.html |publisher=Indian Railways |accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref><ref>http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1540989334194-ER2.png</ref><ref>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datameet/railways/master/stations.json</ref>
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = [[Sealdah railway division|Sealdah]]
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in Kolkata##Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Dakshineswar
| map_size = 300
| services = {{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous=Baranagar Road |next=Bally Ghat |line=Chord link}}
| connections = {{rint|kolkata|m}} [[Dakshineswar metro station|Dakshineswar]]<br />{{rint|kolkata|bus}} DN44 bus stand
|route_map = {{Chord link line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)}}
|map_state = collapsed
}}
{{Contains special characters|Indic}}
'''Dakshineswar railway station''' is a station of [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]. It is 13 km away from {{stnlnk|Sealdah}} and 9 km from [[Dankuni railway station|Dankuni Junction]] on the [[Sealdah–Dankuni line]] of Eastern Railway. It is part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system. 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 1865 and converted to electrification in 1965,<ref>[https://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html Electrification of Railways], IRFCA, 10 December 2018</ref> On that time the Freight Services was passed on this line which was profitable for railways and the EMU trains also runs on this line for connecting to Chord line to Howrah Jn for plying long-distance trains.

==The station==
===Station layout===
====Platform layout====
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=2 valign=top|'''P1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]] No- 1, doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards →[[Dankuni Junction railway station|Dankuni]]→ →
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards ←{{stnlnk|Sealdah}}← ←
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=2 valign=top|'''P2'''
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]] No- 2, doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
|}

====Track layout====
{{Routemap
| title =Dakshineswar track layout
|title-bg=
| legend = track
| collapsible = yes
| map =
vCONTgfa
cBS\vSTR\cBS ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Dankuni Junction railway station|Dankuni]]
\cBS\vSTR\cBS\BUILDING
cBS\vSTR\cBS ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stnlnk|Sealdah}}
vCONTgfe
| bottom = <div style="width:10em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{commons category|Dakshineswar railway station}}

{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Chord link}}
{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:1865 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1865]]

Dakshineswar railway station - Revision history

>BrownHairedGirl at 18:45, 2 April 2021