12278 Shatabdi Express
Shatabdi · 501 km · 7 hr 55 min · 8 stops · Daily
- Departs
- 05:45
- Puri
- Arrives
- 13:40
- Howrah Jn
- Journey
- 7 hr 55 min
- 501 km · 8 stops
- Runs
- Daily
- Fare from
- ₹1,138
- AC chair car · estimate
- On time
- 55%
- usually 9 min late
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Route and stops
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| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puri PURI | — | 05:45 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Bhubaneswar BBS | 06:45 | 06:47 | 2 min | 1 | 63 |
| 3 | Cuttack CTC | 07:08 | 07:10 | 2 min | 1 | 90 |
| 4 | Jajpur Keonjhar Road JJKR | 07:58 | 08:00 | 2 min | 1 | 162 |
| 5 | Bhadrakh BHC | 08:54 | 08:56 | 2 min | 1 | 206 |
| 6 | Balasore BLS | 09:36 | 09:41 | 5 min | 1 | 265 |
| 7 | Kharagpur Jn KGP | 11:15 | 11:20 | 5 min | 1 | 385 |
| 8 | Howrah Jn HWH | 13:40 | — | — | 1 | 501 |
How reliably 12278 runs
55% arrive on time at the destination
typically 9 min late · 52% on time across the route
From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.
- Puriusually on time · 11% over an hour78%
- Bhubaneswartypically 8 min late · 12% over an hour75%
- Cuttacktypically 19 min late · 13% over an hour39%
- Jajpur Keonjhar Roadtypically 30 min late · 15% over an hour25%
- Bhadrakhtypically 6 min late · 13% over an hour65%
- Balasoretypically 14 min late · 15% over an hour52%
- Kharagpur Jntypically 30 min late · 26% over an hour25%
- Howrah Jntypically 9 min late · 21% over an hour55%
When it runs late
Roughest March, June and July: in July it typically runs 3.7 hr late and reaches Howrah Jn on time only 24% of the time — against 87% around October. A year-round average hides that.
Runs latest on Thursdays (50% on time), best on Sundays (78%).
Longest halts
- Balasore BLS5 min · arrives 09:36, departs 09:41
- Kharagpur Jn KGP5 min · arrives 11:15, departs 11:20