Daltonganj railway station
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Daltonganj Railway Station | |
|---|---|
Barkakana-Son Nagar line | |
| Platforms | 3+1 |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | In development |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functional |
| Station code | DTO |
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Dhanbad |
| History | |
| Electrified | Double electrified 1992 |
| Previous names | East Indian Railway |
| Passengers | |
| about 27,000per day | |
Daltonganj railway station, station code DTO, is a railway station serving the cities of
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
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In 2003, the Dhanbad division was carved out from the existing Dhanbad railway division of the
Howrah Junction. The ceilings of the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) and the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) are being beautified with scenery.[citation needed] The facade of the Daltonganj station was embellished in February 2012.[2]
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 – 168 kilometres (104 mi)
- Gaya Airport – 181 kilometres (112 mi)
- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna– 310 kilometres (190 mi)
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata– 575 kilometres (357 mi)
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 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 |
| Santragachi Ajmer Exp | 18009 | Santragachi | Ajmer |
| Ranchi Rajdhani | 12454 | New Delhi | Ranchi |
| Ranchi Chopan Exp | 18613 | Ranchi | Chopan |
See also
- Daltonganj
References
- The Telegraph. Calcutta. Archived from the originalon 21 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2012" (PDF). South Eastern Railway Dhanbad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Daltonganj.