Daltonganj railway station

Daltonganj railway station
Indian Railway

Daltonganj Railway Station entry gate
Location Daltonganj, Palamau district, Jharkhand
India
Coordinates 24°20′57″N 84°20′10″E / 24.34917°N 84.33611°E / 24.34917; 84.33611Coordinates: 24°20′57″N 84°20′10″E / 24.34917°N 84.33611°E / 24.34917; 84.33611
Elevation 520.00 metres (1,706.04 ft)
Owned by Eastern Railway , Kolkata of the Indian Railway
Operated by Indian Railway
Platforms 3+1 (one for the goods trains)
Tracks 6
Construction
Structure type Standard
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functional
Station code DTO
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Dhanbad
History
Electrified Double electrified 1992
Previous names East Indian Railway
Traffic
Passengers 21,000 per day

Daltonganj railway station, station code DTO, is the railway station serving the Headquarter city of Medininagar (Daltonganj) and Palamau division in Palamau district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Daltonganj Station is also the headquarters of the Palamau 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.

Daltonganj has trains running frequently to Delhi, Kolkata and Patna. The city is a major railway hub with stations including Daltonganj, Barwadih Junction railway station and Garwa Road railway station. Hotel Near Daltonganj Railway Station Is LX INN Hotel & Restaurant.

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 3 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:[3]

  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 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 Junction
Shaktipunj Express 11448 Jabalpur Howrah
Jharkhand S J E 12874 ANVT Hatia
Jharkhand S J E 12873 Hatia Anand Vihar Trm
Rnc Garibnwaz E 18632 Ajmer Ranchi
Rnc Garibnwaz E 18631 Ranchi Ajmer Junction
Sbp Bsb Express 18311 Sambalpur Varanasi Junction
Tatanagar-jammu tawi 18101 Tatanagar Jammu Tawi
Rou Muri Jat Express 18109 Rourkela Jammu Tawi
Tribeni Express 84369 Barwadih Junction Bareilly
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
Bhopal Howrah Exp 13026 Howrah Bhopal
Santragachi Ajmer Exp 18009 Santragachi Ajmer
Ranchi Rajdhani 12454 New Delhi Ranchi
Ranchi Chopan Exp 18613 Ranchi Chopan

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  3. "Daltonganj Railway Station". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Daltonganj.
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