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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Dhakuria}}<br />
| type = [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]]<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| image = Dhakuria Railway Station.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Dhakuria Railway Station<br />
| address = [[Dhakuria]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.5094085|N|88.371185|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|9|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Sealdah South lines#Main line|Main line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 2<br />
| bicycle = Not Available<br />
| parking = Not Available<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|1862}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1965–66<br />
| ADA = Not Available<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = DHK<br />
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Kolkata#India West Bengal#India<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_caption = Location in Kolkata##Location in West Bengal##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Dhakuria<br />
| services = <br />
{{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous=Jadavpur |next=Ballygunge Junction |line=Sealdah South|branch=[[Sealdah South lines#Main line|Main line]]|type=Namkhana}}<br />
| route_map = {{Sealdah South lines}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
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'''Dhakuria railway station''' is a [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations|Kolkata Suburban Railway Station]] on the [[Sealdah South lines#Main line|Main line]]. It is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sealdah railway division]] in the [[Eastern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. It serves the local area of [[Dhakuria]] in [[Kolkata]] in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/dhakuria-dhk/8019|title=DHK/Dhakuria|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/dhakuria-dhk-station|title=DHAKURIA (DHK) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In 1862, the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] constructed a {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad-gauge railway]] from {{stnlnk|Sealdah}} to {{stnlnk|Sonarpur Junction}} via Dhakuria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.is/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|title=Indian Railways History Time Line |access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
Electrification from {{stnlnk|Sealdah}} to {{stnlnk|Sonarpur Junction}} including Dhakuria was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1965–66.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title=History of The Electrification of Indian Railways|access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Station complex==<br />
The platform is very much well sheltered. The station possesses many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|SH-1]]. There is a proper approach road to this station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |title=The Chronology of Railway Development in Eastern India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200122/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html|access-date=May 25, 2019|archive-date=27 March 2018}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1862]]<br />
[[Category:1862 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:1862 establishments in the British Empire]]<br />
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