Dum Dum Cantonment metro station

For the metro stations with similar names, see Dum Dum metro station.
Dum Dum Cantonment

দমদম ক্যান্টনমে
The elevated metro station as seen from the at-grade suburban railway station
General information
LocationDum Dum Cant Metro Stn Ln, Subhas Nagar, South Dumdum, West Bengal 700065
Coordinates22°38′14″N 88°24′46″E / 22.63732°N 88.41272°E / 22.63732; 88.41272
SystemKolkata Metro
Operated byMetro Railway, Kolkata
LineYellow Line
Platforms2 (2 Side platforms)
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeKDCM
History
Opened22 August 2025 (2025-08-22)
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Metro Following station
Noapara
Terminus
 Yellow Line Jessore Road
towards Jai Hind
Location
Dum Dum Cantonment
Location within Kolkata
Dum Dum Cantonment
Dum Dum Cantonment (Kolkata Metro)

Dum Dum Cantonment is an elevated metro station of Yellow Line of Kolkata Metro in Subhas Nagar, South Dum Dum, West Bengal, India.[1][2] The metro station adjoins the platforms of the Dum Dum Cantonment railway station where connections can be made with Indian Railways services.[3] It was a part of the integration of old line of Circular Railway from Dum Dum Cantonment to Biman Bandar. The station was inaugurated on 22 August 2025.[4][5]

Station Layout

2nd Floor Side platform
Platform 1 towards Jai Hind (Jessore Road) →
Platform 2 ← towards Noapara (terminus)
Side platform
1st Floor Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
Ground Street level Exit/Entrance

Entry/Exits

There are four entry and exit gates at this station. Gates 1 and 2 at the southern end serve Subhas Nagar. Gate 3 at the northern end serves Health More and the adjacent Dum Dum Cantonment areas. Gate 4 connects to the existing foot overbridge (FOB) of Dum Dum Cantonment railway station, providing direct access to the mezzanine floor.

  • Dum Dum Cant Metro Stn. Gate no. 1
  • Dum Dum Cant Metro Stn. Gate no. 3

Connections

Auto

8 Auto services are available from this station. Autos are available towards Nagerbazar More, Promod Nagar Bazar, Mathkal, Shibtala, Matish Roy Setu, 1 no. Airport Gate, Sukur Ali More and Dudhpukur.

Bus

Bus route number 30D serves the station which runs from Dum Dum Cantonment to Babughat.

Rail

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 this metro line. The Jai Hind metro station which will serve the airport.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Metro Railway Kolkata / Indian Railways Portal". mtp.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "New System Map of Kolkata Metro".
  3. ^ "যাত্রীদের জন্য সুখবর, একইসঙ্গে ট্রেন ও মেট্রো পরিষেবা মিলবে দমদম ক্যান্টনমেন্ট স্টেশনে!". 19 February 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  4. ^ "PM Modi Inaugurates 3 New Metro Sections of Kolkata Metro". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  5. ^ "'Historic gift before Durga Puja': PM Modi to inaugurate 3 Kolkata metro projects on Aug 22". Deccan Herald. 15 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Lack of upkeep forces dismantling of airport to Dum Dum Cantonment railway track". Telegraph India.


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