12230 Lucknow Mail
Superfast · 492 km · 8 hr 40 min · 10 stops · Daily
- Departs
- 22:00
- New Delhi
- Arrives
- 06:40
- Lucknow · day 2
- Journey
- 8 hr 40 min
- 492 km · 10 stops
- Runs
- Daily
- Fare from
- ₹345
- Sleeper · estimate
- On time
- 64%
- usually 4 min late
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Route and stops
Day 2 = the day after departure
| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Delhi NDLS | — | 22:00 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ghaziabad GZB | 22:43 | 22:45 | 2 min | 1 | 26 |
| 3 | Hapur HPU | 23:21 | 23:26 | 5 min | 1 | 63 |
| 4 | Moradabad MB | 01:05 | 01:15 | 10 min | 2 | 167 |
| 5 | Rampur RMU | 01:43 | 01:45 | 2 min | 2 | 194 |
| 6 | Bareilly BE | 02:34 | 02:39 | 5 min | 2 | 257 |
| 7 | Shahjehanpur SPN | 03:42 | 03:44 | 2 min | 2 | 328 |
| 8 | Hardoi HRI | 04:32 | 04:34 | 2 min | 2 | 390 |
| 9 | Alam Nagar AMG | 06:16 | 06:17 | 1 min | 2 | 486 |
| 10 | Lucknow LKO | 06:40 | — | — | 2 | 492 |
How reliably 12230 runs
64% arrive on time at the destination
typically 4 min late · 57% on time across the route
From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.
- New Delhiusually on time93%
- Ghaziabadtypically 3 min late83%
- Hapurtypically 11 min late · 6% over an hour59%
- Moradabadtypically 10 min late · 9% over an hour60%
- Rampurtypically 16 min late · 10% over an hour47%
- Bareillytypically 21 min late · 15% over an hour36%
- Shahjehanpurtypically 23 min late · 17% over an hour33%
- Hardoitypically 26 min late · 20% over an hour29%
- Alam Nagartypically 3 min late · 15% over an hour63%
- Lucknowtypically 4 min late · 15% over an hour64%
When it runs late
Roughest December and January: in December it typically runs 78 min late and reaches Lucknow on time only 26% of the time — against 93% around April. A year-round average hides that.
Runs latest on Wednesdays (62% on time), best on Mondays (78%).
Longest halts
- Moradabad MB10 min · arrives 01:05, departs 01:15
- Hapur HPU5 min · arrives 23:21, departs 23:26
- Bareilly BE5 min · arrives 02:34, departs 02:39
Return train and other trains on this route
- 12229 Lucknow MailThe return train, Lucknow to New Delhi
- 20504 Dibrugarh RajdhaniAlso runs New Delhi to Lucknow
- 20506 Dibrugarh RajdhaniAlso runs New Delhi to Lucknow
- 15128 Kashi Vishwanath ExpressAlso runs New Delhi to Lucknow
- 12420 Gomti ExpressAlso runs New Delhi to Lucknow
- 12392 Shramjivi ExpressAlso runs New Delhi to Lucknow
- 14004 New Delhi–Malda Town ExpressAlso runs New Delhi to Lucknow
- 22418 Mahamana ExpressAlso runs New Delhi to Lucknow
- 04210 Delhi–Varanasi SpecialAlso runs New Delhi to Lucknow