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 (Gaya-Daltonganj via Rafiganj) 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 railway station
Indian Railway
LocationDaltonganj, 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 Railway
Operated byIndian Railway
Platforms3+1 (one for the goods trains)
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
Traffic
Passengersabout 27,000per day

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.[1] 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 (UTS) and the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) are being beautified with scenery. The facade of the Daltonganj station has been improved in February 2012.[2] In Feb Daltonganj Railway Station tickets counter has been changed to another side in 2012 because of public problems.

Platforms
station platform no_2
new-delhi-to-ranchi-via-daltonganj

There are 4 platforms -3+(1goods)platforms in Daltonganj station.[1] The platforms are interconnected with two foot over bridges (FOB) .

Trains from Daltonganj station
station name written on the board

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 170 kilometres (110 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 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 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
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See also

References
  1. Kiro, Santosh K. (19 October 2011). "Daltonganj station on a weak platform". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Calcutta, India. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. "ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2012" (PDF). South Eastern Railway Dhanbad. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
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