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12301 Rajdhani Express

Rajdhani · 1,449 km · 17 hr 15 min · 9 stops · Daily except Sun

Departs
16:50
Howrah Jn
Arrives
10:05
New Delhi · day 2
Journey
17 hr 15 min
1,449 km · 9 stops
Runs
Daily except Sun
Fare from
₹2,475
AC 3 tier · estimate
On time
55%
usually 11 min late
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Route and stops

Day 2 = the day after departure

Scheduled stops of 12301 Rajdhani Express, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#StationArrivesDepartsHaltDayKm
1Howrah Jn HWH—16:50—10
2Asansol Jn ASN18:4718:492 min1200
3Dhanbad Jn DHN19:5520:005 min1258
4Parasnath PNME20:3020:322 min1306
5Gaya Jn GAYA22:3222:353 min1457
6Dd Upadhyaya Jn DDU00:4300:507 min2661
7Prayagraj Jn PRYJ02:4002:422 min2814
8Kanpur Central CNB04:4504:505 min21,008
9New Delhi NDLS10:05——21,449

How reliably 12301 runs

55% arrive on time at the destination
typically 11 min late · 66% on time across the route

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

  • Howrah Jn
    usually on time
    96%
  • Asansol Jn
    typically 18 min late
    42%
  • Dhanbad Jn
    typically 5 min late
    84%
  • Parasnath
    typically 13 min late · 3% over an hour
    60%
  • Gaya Jn
    typically 3 min late
    83%
  • Dd Upadhyaya Jn
    typically 9 min late · 4% over an hour
    69%
  • Prayagraj Jn
    typically 13 min late · 7% over an hour
    54%
  • Kanpur Central
    typically 15 min late · 12% over an hour
    50%
  • New Delhi
    typically 11 min late · 17% over an hour
    55%
  • Subedarganj
    typically 9 min late · 8% over an hour
    67%

When it runs late

Roughest November to January: in January it typically runs 1.8 hr late and reaches New Delhi on time only 15% of the time — against 85% around June. A year-round average hides that.

Runs latest on Tuesdays (56% on time), best on Saturdays (74%).

Longest halts

  • Dd Upadhyaya Jn DDU7 min · arrives 00:43, departs 00:50
  • Dhanbad Jn DHN5 min · arrives 19:55, departs 20:00
  • Kanpur Central CNB5 min · arrives 04:45, departs 04:50

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Stations on the 12301 route