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{{short description|Railway station in Jharkhand, India}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Daltonganj Railway Station
| type = [[File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = DTORS.jpg
| image_caption = Daltonganj railway station entry gate
| address = [[Medininagar]], [[Palamu district]], Jharkhand
| country = {{flag|India}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.03329|N|86.07452|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| elevation = {{convert|224.00|m|ft}}
| line = [[Barkakana-Son Nagar line]]
| other =
| structure = In development
| platform = 3+1
| tracks = 6
| parking = {{rint|park}} Available
| classification = '''NSG‑4'''<ref>{{cite web |title=New Category of Stations |url=https://ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1576658252236-New%20Catagory%20of%20stations.pdf |publisher=East Central Railway, Government of India |access-date=8 September 2025}}</ref>
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Double electrified 1992
| accessible = {{access icon|20px}} Available
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = DTO
| zone = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]
| division = Dhanbad
}}
| owned = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]]
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| status = {{color|green|Active}}
| former = East Indian Railway
| passengers = 27,000 per day
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| route_map = {{Barkakana–Son Nagar line}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}
| map_state = collapsed
| map_type = India Jharkhand#India
| map_dot_label = Daltonganj railway station
| map_caption = Location in [[Jharkhand]]##Location in India
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
}}

'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DaltonGanj Railway Station Map/Atlas ECR/East Central Zone – Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/daltonganj-dto/1116 |access-date=20 December 2025 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 2025 |title=Two toilets on platform no. 1 of Daltonganj railway station non-functional |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/two-toilets-on-platform-no-1-of-daltonganj-railway-station-non-functional/articleshow/125988374.cms |access-date=20 December 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It is also the headquarters of the Palamu division of the [[East Central Railway Zone]] of [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Reach {{!}} Palamu {{!}} India |url=https://palamu.nic.in/how-to-reach/ |access-date=20 December 2025}}</ref> 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{{When|date=December 2025}}. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rail board approves new travel route for Rajdhani Express |url=https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railways/rail-board-approves-new-travel-route-for-rajdhani-express/85996201 |access-date=20 December 2025 |website=ETInfra.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Daltonganj to Daltonganj Trains |url=https://erail.in/ |access-date=20 December 2025 |website=erail.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 October 2023 |title=Passengers demand longer stop of 4 trains at Daltonganj station |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/passengers-demand-longer-stop-of-4-trains-at-daltonganj-station/articleshow/104271110.cms |access-date=20 December 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Daltonganj has trains running frequently to [[Ranchi]], Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, and Patna.

==History==
{{Expand section|date=April 2012|small=no}}
[[File:Daltonganj platform.jpg|180px|thumb| station platform no 2]]
[[File:NDLS-Kanpur-.DDU-Daltonganj-Ranchi railway route.gif|180px|thumb| New Delhi to Ranchi via Daltonganj]]

In 2003, the Dhanbad division was carved out from the existing Dhanbad railway division of the [[Eastern Railway Zone]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Daltonganj station on a weak platform|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111019/jsp/jharkhand/story_14640750.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021104347/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111019/jsp/jharkhand/story_14640750.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2013|access-date=26 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=19 October 2011|location=Calcutta|first=Santosh K.|last=Kiro}}</ref> As of 2012, Daltonganj station is being renovated and developed in the lines of {{stnlnk|Howrah Junction}}. The ceilings of the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) and the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) are being beautified with scenery.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} The facade of the Daltonganj station was embellished in February 2012.<ref name=achievements2012>{{cite web|title=ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2012|url=http://www.serranchi.org/about/pdf/achievement.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328052858/https://www.serranchi.org/about/pdf/achievement.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2022|publisher=South Eastern Railway Dhanbad|access-date=26 April 2012}}</ref>

==Connections==
[[File:Daltonganj station bord.jpg|150px|thumb|Station sign]]

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]] – {{Convert|168|km}}
# [[Gaya Airport]] – {{Convert|181|km}}
# [[Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport]], [[Patna]] – {{Convert|310|km}}
# [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]], [[Kolkata]] – {{Convert|575|km}}

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

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikivoyage|Daltonganj}}
* [http://daltonganjcity.com/ Official website of Palamau District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127053351/http://www.daltonganjcity.com/ |date=27 November 2021 }}

{{South Chotanagpur Division topics}}
{{Railway stations in Jharkhand}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Palamu district]]
[[Category:Medininagar]]
[[Category:Dhanbad railway division]]

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