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{{Infobox station <br />
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Duan}}<br />
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station<br />
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
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| address = [[Duan, West Bengal|Duan]], [[Paschim Medinipur district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.354640|N|87.584876|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|17|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Howrah–Kharagpur line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard on-ground station<br />
| platform = 3<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = <br />
| tracks = <br />
| parking = No<br />
| bicycle = yes<br />
| opened = 1900<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1967–69<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = DUAN<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| zone = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]<br />
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| map_type = India West Bengal<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal<br />
| map_dot_label = Duan<br />
| services =<br />
{{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Balichak |next= Radhamohanpur |line= South Eastern |branch= [[Howrah–Kharagpur line]] |type=Midnapore |type2=Howrah Junction}}<br />
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{{main article|Howrah–Kharagpur line}}<br />
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'''Duan railway station''', in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]], serves [[Duan, West Bengal|Duan]], India in [[Paschim Medinipur district]]. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. Its trains run {{convert|87|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from [[Howrah station]].<ref>Combined suburban Time Table – Eastern Railway, Metro Railway, South Eastern Railway</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Duan railway station is situated in National Highway 6, [[Debra, Paschim Medinipur|Debra]], West Bengal. Its station code is DUAN. It is a small railway station between [[Howrah]] and [[Kharagpur]], and the local EMU services Howrah–Balichak, Howrah–Kharagpur, Santragachi–Kharagpur local, and Howrah–Kharagpur stop there. The [[Howrah–Kharagpur line]] was opened in 1900.<ref name=ser>{{cite web | url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 | title = Major events in formation of S.E.Railway | publisher = South Eastern Railway | access-date = 10 April 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 | archive-date = 1 April 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The Howrah–Kharagpur stretch has three lines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/395400 |title=Howrah–Pune AC Duronto Express |publisher=indiarailinfo |access-date=10 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118224023/http://m.indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/395400 |archive-date=18 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> There is a plan to build a fourth line for the Santragachi–Panskura–Kharagpur stretch.<ref name=serprojects>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,2,412,753,764 |title=Upcoming projects in South Eastern Railway |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=10 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401094258/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C2%2C412%2C753%2C764 |archive-date=1 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 10 February 2013}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/duan-duan/9580 Trains at Duan]<br />
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