Dakshinbari railway station

{{short description|Railway Station in West Bengal}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Dakshinbari

| type = 30px Suburban rail station

| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway

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| address = Howrah–Amta Road, Chak Mahishjol, Santoshpur, Howrah district, West Bengal

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|22.656096|88.182792|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|5|m}}

| line = Santragachi–Amta branch line

| other =

| structure = Standard (on ground station)

| platform = 1

| tracks = 1

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| opened = 1897

| closed = 1971

| rebuilt = 2004

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| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = DKB

| zone = South Eastern Railway zone

| division = {{rwd|Kharagpur}}

}}

| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = South Eastern Railway zone

| status = {{color|green|Functioning}}

| former = Howrah–Amta Light Railway

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| map_type = India West Bengal#India

| map_dot_label = Dakshinbari

| map_size = 300

| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=South Eastern|left=Bargachia|right=Domjur|to-left=Amta|type=Santragachi–Amta branch line}}

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| route_map = {{Santragachi–Amta branch line}}

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Dakshinbari railway station is a railway station on the Santragachi–Amta branch line of the South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated beside Howrah–Amta Road at Chak Mahishjol, Santoshpur in Howrah District in the Indian state of West Bengal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.totaltraininfo.com/station/DKB/|title=DKB / Dakshin Bari Railway Station {{!}} Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Dakshin Bari|website=www.totaltraininfo.com|access-date=2019-10-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/dakshin-bari-dkb-station|title=Dakshin Bari Railway Station (DKB) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|publisher=NDTV|access-date=2019-10-25}}

History

The Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-narendra-modi-highlights-project-delay-by-talking-of-74km-howrah-champadanga-railway-line/articleshow/60077314.cms|title=PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line|last=Sharma|first=Aman|date=2017-08-15|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-10-25}} Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ieor.iitb.ac.in/node/1918|title=Narrow gauge in Bengal {{!}} IEOR @ IIT Bombay|website=www.ieor.iitb.ac.in|access-date=2019-10-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/article29068502.ece|title=Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated|website=@businessline|date=23 July 2000 |access-date=2019-10-25}}

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