Dantan railway station

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

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

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

{{Infobox station

| name = Dantan railway station

| type = Passenger train station

| style = Indian Railways

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| address = National Highway 60, Dantan, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal

| country = India

| coordinates = {{coord|21.930376|87.284055|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}

| map_type = India#India West Bengal

| elevation = {{cvt|22|m}}

| line = Howrah–Chennai main line
Kharagpur–Puri line

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| structure = Standard (on ground station)

| platform = 4

| tracks = 4

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| opened = {{start date and age|1901}}

| closed =

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| electrified = Yes

| accessible =

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = DNT

| zone = South Eastern Railway zone

| division = Kharagpur railway division

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| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = South Eastern Railway

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

| former = East Coast State Railway

| passengers =

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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=South Eastern Railway zone|left=Nekurseni|right=Angua|to-left=Howrah Junction|to-right=Chennai Central|type=Howrah–Chennai main line}}

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{{Kharagpur–Puri line|collapse=y}}

Dantan railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone.{{Cite web|url=http://www.totaltraininfo.com/station/DNT/|title=DNT / Dantan Railway Station {{!}} Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Dantan|website=www.totaltraininfo.com|access-date=2019-10-31}} It is situated beside National Highway 60 at Dantan in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/dantan-dnt/2514|title=Dantan Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry|last=Kumar|first=Vikas|website=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=2019-10-31}}

History

In between 1893 and 1896 the East Coast State Railway constructed Howrah–Chennai main line. Kharagpur–Puri branch was finally opened for public in 1901.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|title=South Eastern Railway|date=2013-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|access-date=2019-10-31|archive-date=2013-04-01}} The route was electrified in several phases. In 2005, Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history7.html|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=2019-10-31}}

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