Dakshinbari railway station

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.^[1][2]

Dakshinbari
Suburban rail station
General information
Location	Howrah–Amta Road, Chak Mahishjol, Santoshpur, Howrah district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°39′22″N 88°10′58″E
Elevation	5 metres (16 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Santragachi–Amta branch line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DKB
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	1897
Closed	1971
Rebuilt	2004
Previous names	Howrah–Amta Light Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Bargachia towards Amta South Eastern Line Santragachi–Amta branch line Domjur towards Howrah Junction
Route map Legend to Bagnan (under construction) Amta Harishdadpur Jalalsi Maju Mahendralalnagar Munsirhat Pantihal to Champadanga (under construction) Bargachia Dakshinbari Domjur Domjur Road Makardaha Jhaluarbar Dansi Kona Calcutta Chord to Dankuni Bhattanagar Calcutta Chord to Dum Dum Baltikuri Bankranayabaz Howrah–Kharagpur line Andul NH 117 (Kona Epressway) Mourigram Hindustan Industries and Engineering Santragachi Padmapukur Guest Keen Williams Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard NH 117 (Kona Expressway) Ramrajatala Dasnagar Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah Source: Google Maps
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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.^[3] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.^[4][5]