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Coordinates: 22°39′08″N 88°22′37″E / 22.65222°N 88.37694°E / 22.65222; 88.37694
Country	India
State	West Bengal
City	Kolkata
District	Kolkata
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
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB-23, WB-24
Lok Sabha constituency	Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Baranagar
Website	baranagarmunicipality.org

Dunlop is a neighbourhood in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a vital location in North Kolkata.

Location

The 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

Road

B.T. Road (part of both SH 1 and SH 2) passes through Dunlop. 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.

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.

Railways

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.

Metro railways

The 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 .

References

1. "History of North 24 Parganas district". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
2. Singh, Ravi S (5 June 2019). "Centre shows urgency in TMC-ruled West Bengal; clears projects". m.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
3. "Pin Code of Dunlop".
4. "India Dial Codes". dialcode.org.
5. "REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE". transport.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
6. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
7. Google maps
8. "Bus route". The Calcutta Tramways Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
9. "Bus Services".
10. "1 to 259 – Kolkata Private Buses". sites.google.com.
11. "Dunlop Flyover".
12. "BARN/Baranagar Road railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
13. "Dakshineswar Metro by 2019 Pujas: says Chairman, Railway Board". Rail News 6 March 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
14. "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.
15. "Dakshineswar won't feature in Metro map by December 2019". The Times of India, 14 October 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

External links

• Baranagar Municipality Archived 17 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine

Baranagar travel guide from Wikivoyage

v t e Cities, towns, locations and neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district, Presidency division
Cities, towns and locations in Nadia district Cities, towns and locations in Hooghly district Neighbouhoods in Kolkata Metropolitan Area Cities, towns and locations in South 24 Parganas district Satkhira District (Bangladesh) Jessore District (Bangladesh)
Municipal cities/ towns and census towns	Barasat Sadar subdivision Anarbaria Ashoknagar Kalyangarh Bamangachhi Bara Bamonia Barasat Betpuli Bira Chak Barbaria Chandrapur Chatta Baria Deara Deulia Dhania Digha Duttapukur Gangapur Gobardanga Guma Habra Joypul Khorddabamonia Kokapur Koyra Kulberia Madhyamgram Maslandapur Nokpul Purbba Narayanpur Sadpur Shibalaya Barrackpore subdivision Babanpur Balibhara Bandipur Baranagar Barrackpore Barrackpur Cantonment Bhatpara Bilkanda Chak Kanthalia Chandpur Dogachhia Dum Dum Garshyamnagar Garulia Halisahar Ichhapur Defence Estate Jafarpur Jetia Kamarhati Kanchrapara Kaugachhi Khardaha Mohanpur Muragachha Nagdaha Naihati New Barrackpore Noapara, India North Barrackpur North Dumdum Palashi Palladaha Paltapara Panihati Patulia Ruiya Sodepur South Dumdum Talbandha Teghari Telenipara Titagarh Bangaon subdivision Bangaon Bara Chandpara Chhekati Chikanpara Dhakuria Shimulpur Sonatikiri Thakurnagar Basirhat subdivision Baduria Balihati Bankra Basirhat Dandirhat Dakshin Chatra Deora Dhanyakuria Hingalganj Itinda Minakhan Mathurapur Raghunathpur Sadigachhi Taki Uttar Bagundi Bidhannagar subdivision Basina Bhatenda Bidhannagar Bishnupur Chandpur Champagachhi Ghuni Jatragachhi Raigachhi Rekjuani Sulanggari
Locations other than cities and towns	Barasat Sadar subdivision Amdanaga Barbaria Berachampa Berunanpukuria Chandraketugarh Chhota Jagulia Deganga Hridaypur Krishnapur Madanpur Sabdalpur Shasan Barrackpore subdivision Bankipur Ichapore Karna Madhabpur Nilganj Bangaon subdivision Bagdah Gaighata Gopalnagar Kharua Rajapur Helencha Manikhira Nahata Naldugari Palla Petrapole Pipli Tengra Basirhat subdivision Bamanpukuria Chaita Champapukur Garakupi Ghojadanga Ghoshpur Haroa Hasnabad Hatgachha Hemnagar Iswarigachha Jhuruli Kalinagar Kholapota Khulna Malancha Matia Murarisha Nazat Sandelerbil Sandeshkhali Sarapul Swarupnagar
Neighbourhoods of other cities and towns in the district	Agarpara Belgharia Bijpur Birati Dakshineswar Dunlop Durganagar Ghola Ichapore Jagatdal Nagerbazar Nanna Nawabganj Nimta Noapara Panpur Palta Rahara Rajarhat Shyamnagar Sodepur Sukchar
Related topics	North 24 Parganas topics People from North 24 Parganas district Villages in North 24 Parganas district Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary Chandraketugarh Sundarbans Reserve Forest Sundarban National Park Kolkata neighbourhoods
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v t e North 24 Parganas district topics
General	Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary Dakshineswar Kali Temple Gangaridai Air Force Station Kanchrapara Marichjhanpi Sundarbans Reserve Forest Sundarban National Park Kripamayee Kali Temple Baranagar Math Alambazar Math Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School Chandraketugarh North 24 Parganas: minority concentrated district
Subdivisions	Bangaon Barrackpore Barasat Sadar Basirhat Bidhannagar
Municipalities	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh Baduria Baranagar Barasat Barrackpore Basirhat Bhatpara Bidhannagar Garulia Gobardanga Habra Halisahar Kamarhati Kanchrapara Khardaha Madhyamgram Naihati North Barrackpur North Dum Dum Panihati Rajarhat South Dum Dum Taki Titagarh
Community development blocks	Barasat Sadar subdivision Amdanga Deganga Barasat I Barasat II Habra I Habra II Rajarhat Basirhat subdivision Baduria Basirhat I Basirhat II Haroa Hasnabad Hingalganj Minakhan Sandeshkhali I Sandeshkhali II Swarupnagar Bangaon subdivision Bagdah Bangaon Gaighata Barrackpore subdivision Barrackpore I Barrackpore II
Rivers	Bidyadhari Hariabhanga Hooghly Ichhamati Kalindi Raimangal Jamuna
Transport	NH 12 NH 112 Belghoria Expressway Kalyani Expressway Barrackpore Trunk Road Jubilee Bridge Vivekananda Setu Nivedita Setu Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Barasat–Basirhat light railway Eastern Railway Kolkata Suburban Railway Sealdah–Ranaghat line Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line Lalgola and Gede branch lines
Railway stations	Bangaon Junction Barasat Junction Barrackpore Dum Dum Junction Hasnabad Kankinara Madhyamgram Naihati Junction Baranagar Road
Institutes of higher learning	Adamas University Amity University Brainware University Narula Institute of Technology Camellia Institute of Technology Guru Nanak Institute of Technology Harichand Guruchand University JIS University Indian Statistical Institute Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Techno India University University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara West Bengal State University West Bengal University of Health Sciences West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
Lok Sabha constituencies	Bangaon Barrackpore Barasat Basirhat Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Bagdah Bangaon Uttar Bangaon Dakshin Gaighata Swarupnagar Baduria Habra Ashoknagar Amdanga Bijpur Naihati Bhatpara Jagatdal Noapara Barrackpur Khardaha Dum Dum Uttar Panihati Kamarhati Baranagar Dum Dum Rajarhat New Town Bidhannagar Rajarhat Gopalpur Madhyamgram Barasat Deganga Haroa Minakhan Sandeshkhali Basirhat Dakshin Basirhat Uttar Hingalganj
Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Titagarh Hasnabad
See also	Cities, towns and locations in North 24 Parganas district People from North 24 Parganas district

• Baranagar
• Neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district
• Neighbourhoods in Kolkata
• Kolkata Metropolitan Area