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 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 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.

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:


 * 1) Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi – 168 km
 * 2) Gaya Airport – 181 km
 * 3) Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna – 310 km
 * 4) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata – 575 km

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