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. It is also the headquarters of the Palamu division of the East Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways. Daltonganj is 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 has trains running frequently to Ranchi, 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 . 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.

Connections

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:

Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi – Gaya Airport – Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata –

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

Train name Train number Source Destination Bsb Rnc Express 18612 Varanasi Junction Ranchi Sbp Bsb Express 18311 Ranchi Varanasi Junction Aii Koaa Special 03138 Ajmer Junction Howrah Junction Shaktipunj Express 11447 Howrah Junction Jabalpur JunctionShaktipunj Express11448JabalpurHowrahJharkhand S J E12874ANVTHatia Jharkhand S J E 12873 Hatia Anand Vihar TrmRNC Garibnwaz E18632AjmerRanchi RNC Garibnwaz E 18631 Ranchi Ajmer Junction Sbp Bsb Express 18311 Sambalpur Varanasi JunctionTatanagar–Jammu tawi18101TatanagarJammu Tawi Rou Muri Jat Express 18109 Rourkela Jammu Tawi Tribeni Express 84369 Barwadih Junction BareillyRanchi Varanasi Exp18611RanchiVaranasiRNC–NDLS Raj Exp12453RanchiNew DelhiRNC–NDLS G Rath Exp12877RanchiNew DelhiPalamu Express13347Barkakana JnPatna JnSare Jahan Se Accha Exp19413KolkataAhemdabadSantragachi Ajmer Exp18009SantragachiAjmerRanchi Rajdhani12454New DelhiRanchiRanchi Chopan Exp18613RanchiChopan

See also Daltonganj

References

External links

Official website of Palamau District