Daltonganj railway station


Daltonganj railway station, station code DTO, is the railway station serving the Headquarter city of Medininagar and Palamu division in Palamu district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Daltonganj Station is also the headquarters of the Palamu division of the East Central Railway Zone of the Indian Railway. Daltonganj station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. Daltonganj is also the major station of CIC route and will also be the major station of Ranchi - New Delhi route after the opening of Ranchi-Tori rail line. There is also a new rail line construction project which will reduce the distance between Daltonganj and Gaya.Major trains like 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 stops here.
Daltonganj has trains running frequently to Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi and Patna.

History

In 2003, the Dhanbad division was carved out from the existing Dhanbad railway division of the Eastern Railway Zone. As of 2012 Daltonganj Station is being renovated and developed in the lines of Howrah junction railway station. The ceilings of the Unreserved Ticketing System and the Passenger Reservation System are being beautified with scenery. The facade of the Daltonganj station has been improved in February 2012. In Feb
Daltonganj Railway Station tickets counter has been changed to another side in 2012 because of public problems.

Platforms

There are 4 platforms -3+platforms in Daltonganj station. The platforms are interconnected with two foot over bridges .

Trains from Daltonganj station

Connections

Daltonganj station is located close to the bus terminal and domestic airport providing transport to important destinations of Jharkhand. The Railway medical unit provides health facilities is Station.
The nearest airports to Daltonganj Station are:
  1. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi
  2. Gaya Airport
  3. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna
  4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

    Trains

Several electrified local passenger trains also run from Daltonganj to neighbouring destinations on frequent intervals.
Train NameTrain NumberSourceDestination
Bsb Rnc Express18612Varanasi JunctionRanchi
Sbp Bsb Express18311RanchiVaranasi Junction
Aii Koaa Special03138Ajmer JunctionHowrah Junction
Shaktipunj Express11447Howrah JunctionJabalpur Junction
Shaktipunj Express11448JabalpurHowrah
Jharkhand S J E12874ANVTHatia
Jharkhand S J E12873HatiaAnand Vihar Trm
Rnc Garibnwaz E18632AjmerRanchi
Rnc Garibnwaz E18631RanchiAjmer Junction
Sbp Bsb Express18311SambalpurVaranasi Junction
Tatanagar-jammu tawi18101TatanagarJammu Tawi
Rou Muri Jat Express18109RourkelaJammu Tawi
Tribeni Express84369Barwadih JunctionBareilly
Ranchi Varanasi Exp18611RanchiVaranasi
RNC-NDLS Raj Exp12453RanchiNew Delhi
RNC-NDLS G Rath Exp12877RanchiNew Delhi
Palamu Express13347Barkakana JnPatna Jn
Sare Jahan Se Accha Exp19413KolkataAhemdabad
Santragachi Ajmer Exp18009SantragachiAjmer
Ranchi Rajdhani12454New DelhiRanchi
Ranchi Chopan Exp18613RanchiChopan