WB’s 109-year-old Dankuni station gets a ₹18.66 crore Amrit Bharat upgrade, with major works like facade & platform fixes already done.

The Ministry of Railways is redeveloping the station, which was built in 1917. The scheme, launched in 2022, focuses on master plans for stations, better links to other modes of transport and easier access for passengers.

Dankuni is an important intercity station serving the Kolkata region. It sits on the Howrah-Bardhaman Chord line, comes under Eastern Railway’s Howrah Division and is classed as an SG-3 (suburban grade) station.

More than 30,000 passengers use it on an average day, counting both arrivals and departures. According to the zonal railway, a good part of the job is finished.

The ground floor of the main station building has been done up, the front of the building has been renovated and a new porch is in place.

The areas where vehicles and people move around the station, along with the parking space, have also been developed. Platform surfaces and sheds are done too.

Passengers now get better lighting, new train information systems and GPS clocks. The station matters beyond its daily crowd.

Dankuni connects well to Howrah and Sealdah, and it is an intermediate stop for mail and express trains heading to southern and northeastern states.

Eastern Railway says the location and rail links have also helped the area grow into an industrial hub, drawing businesses and creating jobs.

Its role could grow further. In the Union Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a Dedicated Freight Corridor linking Dankuni with Surat in Gujarat.

The corridor aims to improve freight links between eastern and western India. If it goes ahead, it could make Dankuni an even bigger freight and logistics hub. Passenger numbers at Dankuni are expected to keep rising in the coming years.

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