Dankuni Junction railway station

Dankuni Junction is a railway junction on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord and is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is linked with both Howrah and Sealdah.

Dankuni has grown into an important intercity railway station serving the Kolkata metropolitan region. It is a major intermediate stoppage for mail and express trains plying to and fro the southern states of India and the northeastern states of India.

History
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917. In 1932, the Calcutta chord line was built over the Willingdon Bridge joining Dum Dum and Dankuni.

Major Trains

 * 1) Agartala - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Humsafar Express
 * 2) Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Aronai Superfast Express
 * 3) Silchar - Coimbatore Superfast Express
 * 4) Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
 * 5) Guwahati- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Kaziranga Superfast Express
 * 6) Guwahati–Secunderabad Express
 * 7) New Tinsukia–Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Weekly Express
 * 8) Kamakhya - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Karmabhoomi Express.
 * 9) Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal - Bhagalpur Anga Express
 * 10) Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal - Muzaffarpur Express

Electrification
Howrah–Bardhaman chord was electrified in 1964–66.

Diesel Loco Component Factory
Trial production has started in the Diesel Component Factory at Dankuni. Built at a cost of Rs. 84.21 crores, it was inaugurated by Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal on 28 May 2012. The components manufactured are being supplied to Banaras Locomotive Works.

Electric Loco Component Factory
Construction of the Rs. 270.77 crore Electric Loco Component Factory is in progress.

Dankuni Freight Yard
A project is on to remodel the Dankuni Goods Yard and develop it as Dankuni Freight Yard. It will be a multi-purpose freight terminal that would consolidate the entire freight movement in one place. It will ease the load of Howrah, Sealdah, Shalimar and Chitpur yards.

Dedicated Freight Corridor
The 1839 km long eastern dedicated freight corridor has been proposed from Dankuni to Ludhiana, in Punjab.