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 Dunlop Crossing | |
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| Coordinates:22°39′08″N88°22′37″E / 22.65222°N 88.37694°E /22.65222; 88.37694 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Presidency |
| District | North 24 Parganas[1][2] |
| Metro Station | Baranagar |
| Railway station | Baranagar Road |
| 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 |
Dunlop is a neighbourhood inBaranagar ofNorth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is a part of the area covered byKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[7][8]
The boundary of Dunlop is :- in the east – the Rail line fromSealdah towardsDankuni andBaruipara; in the west –Dakshineswar andHooghly River; in the north –Kamarhati andBelgharia and in the south – Alambazar,Baranagar Bazar andBonhooghly.Dakshineswar Kali Temple lies just a quarter of a mile from this place.
B.T. Road (part of bothSH 1 andSH 2) passes through Dunlop.[9]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 nearKolkata which connects Kolkata with Northern suburban areas andHowrah,Hooghly.[10]
Shahid Bhagat Singh Flyover (Dunlop Bridge) connectsB.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]
Bus route numbers 26, 32A, 34B, 43, 56, 78, 78/1, 79, 81/1, 201, 214, 214A, 222, 230, 234, 234/1, 285, DN2, DN2/1, DN9/1, DN43, DN44, DN46, S164 (Mini), S180 (Mini), S185 (Mini), K4, AC54, AC54B, E32, ACT-32, ACT-23, S9A, S17A, S32, S57, S58, AC20, S23A, AC23A, AC50A, S11, C23 etc. ply through Dunlop in Baranagar.[12]
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.[13]
The extension ofKolkata Metro Blue Line fromDum Dum toDakshineswar was sanctioned in 2010–11. It was extended up toNoapara in 2013. The subsequent work was held up because of the encroachments on railway land. TheBaranagar metro station was inaugurated on 22 February 2021 and commercial metro services were started on the following day.[14][15][16]
Baranagar travel guide from Wikivoyage
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