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{{Short description|Metro station in Kolkata, India}}
{{primary sources|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Kolkata Metro Logo.svg|50px]] Dum Dum Cantonment
| style = Kolkata Metro
| type = '''[[Kolkata Metro]]''' '''[[List of Kolkata metro stations|station]]'''
| image = Dum Dum Cantonment metro station 2.jpg
| caption =
| address = NC Mitra Rd, Green Park, Subhash Nagar, [[Dum Dum]], West Bengal 700028
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.6380|88.4123|display=inline,title}}
| owned = Metro Railway, Kolkata
| operator = Metro Railway, Kolkata
| lines = 
| platforms = [[Side platforms]]
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{rint|kolkata|s}} Dum Dum Cantt.
| structure = Elevated
| levels = 2
| disabled = Yes {{access icon}}
| status = Under Construction
| opening = 2023 (expected)
| electrified = 750V DC
| former = Moulana Abul Kalam Azad
| services = {{adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Metro|line=4|left=Noapara|right=Jessore Road}}
| services_collapsible = yes
| route_map =
| map_state = collapsed
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}
}}

'''Dum Dum Cantonment''' metro station, is a station of [[Kolkata Metro Line 4|line 4]] of [[Kolkata Metro]]. It is situated just beside the Dum Dum Cantonment railway station. This station was proposed in Line 4, in the budget of 2010–11. It is also the part of the integration of old line of [[Kolkata Circular Railway|Circular Railway]] from Dum Dum Cantt. to Biman Bandar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,375,379|title=Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal|website=mtp.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,397|title=Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal|website=mtp.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref>

== The Station ==
[[File:Dum_Dum_Cantonment_metro_station_interior.jpg|thumb|Dum Dum Cantonment metro station interior]]

=== Structure ===
This is an elevated station having 2 levels.

=== Complex ===

=== Layout ===
{| border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"
| width="50" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| width="100" valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street Level
| width="500" valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance
|-
| valign="top" |'''L1'''
| valign="top" |Mezzanine
| valign="top" |Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover 
|-
| rowspan="4" width="50" valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''L2'''
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Side platform]] doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Northbound'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards →Biman Bandar→ →
|-
|'''Southbound'''
|→Towards ←Noapara← ←
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" |[[Side platform]] doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
| rowspan="2" width="50" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''L2'''
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |
|-
|}

== Connections ==

=== Auto ===
6 Auto services available from this station. Autos available towards Nager Bazar More, Pramod Nagar Bazar, Matkol, Shibtala, Matish Roy Setu and Dudhpukur.

=== Bus ===
Bus route number 30D serves the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://transport.wb.gov.in/transport-services/bus-services/|title=Bus Services}}</ref> One irregular service from WBTC route no. M-34 towards Esplanade also available sometimes.
Bus route number 34C serves the station as well but mainly it serves from Noapara to Esplanade

=== Rail ===
{{Rail-interchange|kolkata|s}} [[Dum Dum Cantonment railway station]] is just beside the metro station.

=== Air ===
[[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]] is just 3.9 km away from the station which will be connected via [[Kolkata Metro Line 4|this metro line]]. The [[Biman Bandar metro station]] which will serve the airport is the fourth station of [[Noapara metro station|Noapara]] to [[Barasat metro station|Barasat]] bound trains.

== Entry/Exits ==

3 Entry/Exit gates are there in this station. One at the North end, one at the South end and one gate from Mezzanine floor will directly connects towards existing FOB of [[Dum Dum Cantonment railway station]]

== References ==
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{{Kolkata Metro}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 2013]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metro stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kolkata]]

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