12229 Lucknow Mail
Superfast · 492 km · 8 hr 55 min · 9 stops · Daily
- Departs
- 22:00
- Lucknow
- Arrives
- 06:55
- New Delhi · day 2
- Journey
- 8 hr 55 min
- 492 km · 9 stops
- Runs
- Daily
- Fare from
- ₹345
- Sleeper · estimate
- On time
- 70%
- usually 3 min late
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Route and stops
Day 2 = the day after departure
| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucknow LKO | — | 22:00 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Hardoi HRI | 23:34 | 23:36 | 2 min | 1 | 102 |
| 3 | Shahjehanpur SPN | 00:34 | 00:36 | 2 min | 2 | 164 |
| 4 | Bareilly BE | 01:37 | 01:42 | 5 min | 2 | 235 |
| 5 | Rampur RMU | 02:28 | 02:30 | 2 min | 2 | 298 |
| 6 | Moradabad MB | 03:25 | 03:33 | 8 min | 2 | 326 |
| 7 | Hapur HPU | 04:55 | 05:00 | 5 min | 2 | 430 |
| 8 | Ghaziabad GZB | 05:53 | 05:55 | 2 min | 2 | 467 |
| 9 | New Delhi NDLS | 06:55 | — | — | 2 | 492 |
How reliably 12229 runs
70% arrive on time at the destination
typically 3 min late · 66% on time across the route
From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.
- Lucknowusually on time96%
- Hardoitypically 4 min late83%
- Shahjehanpurtypically 7 min late72%
- Bareillytypically 16 min late · 3% over an hour47%
- Rampurtypically 23 min late · 6% over an hour33%
- Moradabadtypically 5 min late · 3% over an hour73%
- Hapurtypically 13 min late · 9% over an hour55%
- Ghaziabadtypically 5 min late · 11% over an hour67%
- New Delhitypically 3 min late · 10% over an hour70%
When it runs late
Roughest December and January: in January it typically runs 34 min late and reaches New Delhi on time only 29% of the time — against 93% around April. A year-round average hides that.
Runs latest on Wednesdays (69% on time), best on Sundays (85%).
Longest halts
- Moradabad MB8 min · arrives 03:25, departs 03:33
- Bareilly BE5 min · arrives 01:37, departs 01:42
- Hapur HPU5 min · arrives 04:55, departs 05:00
Return train and other trains on this route
- 12230 Lucknow MailThe return train, New Delhi to Lucknow
- 04209 Varanasi–Delhi SpecialAlso runs Lucknow to New Delhi
- 12419 Gomti ExpressAlso runs Lucknow to New Delhi
- 20503 Rajdhani ExpressAlso runs Lucknow to New Delhi
- 20505 Rajdhani ExpressAlso runs Lucknow to New Delhi
- 14003 Malda Town–New Delhi ExpressAlso runs Lucknow to New Delhi
- 12391 Shramjeevi ExpressAlso runs Lucknow to New Delhi
- 15127 Kashi Vishwanath ExpressAlso runs Lucknow to New Delhi
- 12555 Gorakhdham ExpressAlso runs Lucknow to New Delhi