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12279 Taj Express

Superfast · 411 km · 6 hr 25 min · 12 stops · Daily

Departs
15:10
Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)
Arrives
21:35
New Delhi
Journey
6 hr 25 min
411 km · 12 stops
Runs
Daily
Fare from
₹140
Second sitting · estimate
On time
54%
usually 13 min late
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Route and stops

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Scheduled stops of 12279 Taj Express, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#StationArrivesDepartsHaltDayKm
1Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) VGLJ—15:10—10
2Datia DAA15:2915:312 min125
3Dabra DBA15:5215:542 min155
4Gwalior Jn GWL16:2416:295 min199
5Morena MRA16:5516:572 min1137
6Dhaulpur DHO17:4017:422 min1164
7Agra Cantt AGC18:1518:205 min1217
8Raja Ki Mandi RKM18:2818:302 min1221
9Mathura Jn MTJ19:0019:055 min1270
10Faridabad FDB20:4520:472 min1383
11Hazrat Nizamuddin NZM21:0521:072 min1404
12New Delhi NDLS21:35——1411

How reliably 12279 runs

54% arrive on time at the destination
typically 13 min late · 61% on time across the route

From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.

  • Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)
    usually on time
    96%
  • Datia
    typically 6 min late
    93%
  • Dabra
    typically 9 min late
    79%
  • Gwalior Jn
    typically 14 min late
    54%
  • Morena
    typically 21 min late · 4% over an hour
    36%
  • Dhaulpur
    typically 6 min late
    79%
  • Agra Cantt
    typically 15 min late · 4% over an hour
    50%
  • Raja Ki Mandi
    typically 18 min late · 5% over an hour
    42%
  • Mathura Jn
    typically 28 min late · 7% over an hour
    27%
  • Faridabad
    typically 7 min late · 4% over an hour
    76%
  • Hazrat Nizamuddin
    typically 16 min late · 7% over an hour
    47%
  • New Delhi
    typically 13 min late · 7% over an hour
    54%

When it runs late

Roughest December and January: in December it typically runs 18 min late and reaches New Delhi on time only 39% of the time — against 75% around August. A year-round average hides that.

Runs latest on Saturdays (55% on time), best on Wednesdays (71%).

Longest halts

  • Gwalior Jn GWL5 min · arrives 16:24, departs 16:29
  • Agra Cantt AGC5 min · arrives 18:15, departs 18:20
  • Mathura Jn MTJ5 min · arrives 19:00, departs 19:05

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