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Daltonganj railway station, station code DTO, is a railway station serving the cities of Medininagar and Palamu in
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.
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 –
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Official website of Palamau District
{{Railway stations in Jharkhand Railway stations in Palamu district Medininagar Dhanbad railway division
Palamu district
Palamu district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was formed in 1892. The administrative headquarter of the district is Medininagar (formerly DaltonGanj), situated on the Koel River.
History
The Palamu district h ...
of the Indian state of Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...
. Daltonganj station is also the headquarters of the Palamu division of the East Central Railway Zone
The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Dhanbad divisions.
History
First set up on 8 ...
of the Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
. 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
The 13347 / 13348 Palamu Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13347/13348 train numbers on a daily basis.
Service
The 13347/Palamu Express h ...
, Ranchi–Varanasi Express
The Ranchi–Varanasi Express is an Express trains in India, express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Ranchi Junction railway station, Ranchi Junction and Varanasi Junction railway station, Varanasi Junction in Ind ...
, Ranchi–Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express, Triveni Express, Ahmedabad Kolkata Express
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
, Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
The 12817 / 18 / 73 / 74 Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 12817 / 73 from Hatia to Anand Vih ...
, 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
Gaya Airport is an international airport serving Gaya, Bihar, India. This airport is 12 kilometres south-west of Gaya and 5 kilometres away from the temple city of Bodh Gaya, from where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment.
Overview
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#Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport
Jayprakash Narayan International Airport is an international airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. It is named after the independence activist and political leader, Jayprakash Narayan. It is the 14th busiest airport in India. ...
, Patna
Patna (
), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...
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#Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata Metropolitan Area and is the aviation hub for eastern and northeastern India. It is located approximatel ...
, Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
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Trains
Several local electric passenger trains also run from Daltonganj to neighbouring destinations at frequent intervals.See also
*Daltonganj
Medininagar, formerly Daltonganj, is a city municipal corporation in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of Palamu division and Palamu district, as well as the subdivision and block of the same name. The city is situated on ...
References
External links
Official website of Palamau District
{{Railway stations in Jharkhand Railway stations in Palamu district Medininagar Dhanbad railway division