Daltonganj railway station

Daltonganj railway station, station code DTO, is a railway station serving the cities of Medininagar and Palamu in Palamu district of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Daltonganj station is also the headquarters of the Palamu division of the East Central Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. It is also a major station on the CIC route and will be a primary hub on the Ranchi–New Delhi route after the opening of the Ranchi–Tori rail line. Major trains such as the Ranchi Rajdhani Express, Muri Express, Sambalpur–Varanasi Express, Palamu Express, Ranchi–Varanasi Express, Ranchi–Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express, Triveni Express, Ahmedabad Kolkata Express, Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express, Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express, and Shaktipunj Express also stop here.

Daltonganj Railway Station
Indian Railways
General information
LocationMedininagar, Palamu district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates24°20′57″N 84°20′10″E
Elevation224.00 metres (734.91 ft)
Owned byEast Central Railway, Hajipur of the Indian Railways
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Barkakana-Son Nagar line
Platforms3+1
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeIn development
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeDTO
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Dhanbad
History
ElectrifiedDouble electrified 1992
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Passengers
about 27,000per day

Daltonganj has trains running frequently to Ranchi, Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, and Patna.

History
station platform no 2
New Delhi to Ranchi via Daltonganj

In 2003, the Dhanbad division was carved out from the existing Dhanbad railway division of the Eastern Railway Zone.[1] As of 2012, Daltonganj station is being renovated and developed in the lines of Howrah Junction. The ceilings of the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) and the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) are being beautified with scenery. The facade of the Daltonganj station was embellished in February 2012.[2]

Connections
Station sign

Daltonganj station is located close to a bus terminal and a domestic airport providing transport to important destinations in Jharkhand. The nearest airports to Daltonganj station are:

  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi – 168 kilometres (104 mi)
  2. Gaya Airport – 181 kilometres (112 mi)
  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna – 310 kilometres (190 mi)
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata – 575 kilometres (357 mi)

Trains

Several local electric passenger trains also run from Daltonganj to neighbouring destinations at frequent intervals.

Train nameTrain numberSourceDestination
Bsb Rnc Express18612Varanasi JunctionRanchi
Sbp Bsb Express18311RanchiVaranasi Junction
Aii Koaa Special03138Ajmer JunctionHowrah Junction
Shaktipunj Express11447Howrah JunctionJabalpur Junction
Shaktipunj Express 11448 Jabalpur Howrah
Jharkhand S J E 12874 ANVT Hatia
Jharkhand S J E12873HatiaAnand Vihar Trm
RNC Garibnwaz E 18632 Ajmer Ranchi
RNC Garibnwaz E18631RanchiAjmer Junction
Sbp Bsb Express18311SambalpurVaranasi Junction
Tatanagar–Jammu tawi 18101 Tatanagar Jammu Tawi
Rou Muri Jat Express18109RourkelaJammu Tawi
Tribeni Express84369Barwadih JunctionBareilly
Ranchi Varanasi Exp 18611 Ranchi Varanasi
RNC–NDLS Raj Exp 12453 Ranchi New Delhi
RNC–NDLS G Rath Exp 12877 Ranchi New Delhi
Palamu Express 13347 Barkakana Jn Patna Jn
Sare Jahan Se Accha Exp 19413 Kolkata Ahemdabad
Santragachi Ajmer Exp 18009 Santragachi Ajmer
Ranchi Rajdhani 12454 New Delhi Ranchi
Ranchi Chopan Exp 18613 Ranchi Chopan

See also

References
  1. Kiro, Santosh K. (19 October 2011). "Daltonganj station on a weak platform". The Telegraph. Calcutta. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. "ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2012" (PDF). South Eastern Railway Dhanbad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
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