Dunlop (Bengali: ডানলপ) is a neighbourhood in North Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It act as a strategic point of communication for Kolkata.
Dunlop | |
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Neighbourhood in Baranagar | |
 Dunlop Crossing | |
  Dunlop Location in Kolkata, West Bengal, India  Dunlop Dunlop (West Bengal)  Dunlop Dunlop (India)  Dunlop Dunlop (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′08″N 88°22′37″E / 22.65222°N 88.37694°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata[1] |
| Region | Kolkata[2] |
| Railway station | Baranagar Road |
| Metro station | Baranagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Baranagar Municipality |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700108[3] |
| Telephone code | +91 33[4] |
| Vehicle registration | WB-23, WB-24[5] |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum[6] |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Baranagar[6] |
| Website | baranagarmunicipality |
Location
editThe boundary of Dunlop is :- in the east – the Rail line from Sealdah towards Dankuni and Baruipara; in the west – Dakshineswar and Hooghly river; in the north – Kamarhati and Belgharia and in the south – Alambazar, Baranagar Bazar and Bonhooghly. Dakshineswar Kali Temple lies just a quarter of a mile from this place.
Transport
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B.T. Road (part of both SH 1 and SH 2) passes through Dunlop.[7] Belghoria Expressway also passes through Dunlop. "Dunlop Crossing" (B.T. Road, Gopal Lal Tagore Road and PWD Road Junction) is one of the largest crossings near Kolkata which connects Kolkata with Northern suburban areas and Howrah, Hooghly.[8][9][10]
Shahid Bhagat Singh Flyover (Dunlop Bridge) connects B.T. Road (Saket Nagar) with PWD Road (Ashokgarh). It has easened smooth passing of the light vehicles at Dunlop Crossing. The flyover was opened on 8 October 2012.[11]
Railways
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Baranagar Road railway station is situated at Dunlop. It is a Kolkata suburban railway station. It is one of the oldest railway station. Sealdah - Dankuni line's trains pass through this station.[12]
Metro railways
editThe extension of Kolkata Metro Line 1 from Dum Dum to Dakshineswar was sanctioned in 2010–11. It was extended up to Noapara in 2013. The subsequent work was held up because of the encroachments on railway land. The Baranagar metro station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021 and commercial metro services were started on the following day .[13][14][15]
References
edit- ^ "History of North 24 Parganas district". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Singh, Ravi S (5 June 2019). "Centre shows urgency in TMC-ruled West Bengal; clears projects". m.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Pin Code of Dunlop".
- ^ "India Dial Codes". dialcode.org.
- ^ "REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE". transport.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "Bus route". The Calcutta Tramways Company [1978] Ltd. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Bus Services".
- ^ "1 to 259 – Kolkata Private Buses". sites.google.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dunlop Flyover".
- ^ "BARN/Baranagar Road railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Dakshineswar Metro by 2019 Pujas: says Chairman, Railway Board". Rail News 6 March 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Land cloud over Dakshineswar Metro set to lift". The Telegraph, 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Dakshineswar won't feature in Metro map by December 2019". The Times of India, 14 October 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
External links
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- Baranagar Municipality Archived 17 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Baranagar travel guide from Wikivoyage