East Dock Junction
East Dock Junction is a railway station in Kolkata, West Bengal. East Dock Junction is situated nearby to the suburb Chetla, as well as near New Alipore.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of India and Kalighat Temple.
National Library of India
Park
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY 3.0.
The National Library of India is a library located in the Belvedere Estate, Alipore, Kolkata, India. It is India's largest library by volume and public record. National Library of India is situated 2 km north of East Dock Junction.
Kalighat Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0.
Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. Kalighat Temple is situated 1 km northeast of East Dock Junction.
Alipore Central Jail
Prison
Photo: Gopa.bkduttaroy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Alipore Jail or Alipore Central Jail, also known as Presidency Correctional Home, is a defunct Indian prison in Alipore, Kolkata, where political prisoners were kept under British rule. Alipore Central Jail is situated 1¼ km northeast of East Dock Junction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chetla and New Alipore.
Chetla
Suburb
Chetla is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
New Alipore
Suburb
Photo: Avrajyoti Mitra, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Alipore is an upscale and standard locality of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Alipore
Suburb
Photo: Kolkatan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alipore is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north, Bhowanipore to the east, the Diamond Harbour Road to the west and New Alipore to the south, bordered by the Budge Budge section of the Sealdah South section railway line.
East Dock Junction
- Type: Railway station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.51667° or 22° 31′ northLongitude
88.33333° or 88° 20′ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
7MJCG88M+M8GeoNames ID
1272128
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