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. It is also the headquarters of the Palamu division of the East Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways. Daltonganj is a major station on the CIC route and will be a primary hub on the RanchiâÂÂNew Delhi route after the opening of the RanchiâÂÂTori rail line. Major trains such as the Ranchi Rajdhani Express, Muri Express, SambalpurâÂÂVaranasi Express, Palamu Express, RanchiâÂÂVaranasi Express, RanchiâÂÂAjmer 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.
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:
Several local electric passenger trains also run from Daltonganj to neighbouring destinations at frequent intervals.