12303 POORVA EXPRESS
12303 POORVA EXPRESS is a superfast service from Howrah Jn (HWH) to New Delhi (NDLS). It covers 1,531 km in 22 hr 5 min, calling at 25 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat.
Superfast · 1,531 km · 22 hr 5 min · 25 stops · Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Howrah Jn (HWH) to New Delhi (NDLS). An em dash means there is no such event: the train starts at that station or finishes there. “Day” counts from the day it leaves its origin, so a stop on day 2 is the morning after departure.
| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howrah Jn HWH | — | 08:00 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Barddhaman BWN | 08:55 | 08:57 | 2 min | 1 | 95 |
| 3 | Durgapur DGR | 09:47 | 09:49 | 2 min | 1 | 158 |
| 4 | Asansol Jn ASN | 10:21 | 10:26 | 5 min | 1 | 200 |
| 5 | Chittaranjan CRJ | 10:48 | 10:50 | 2 min | 1 | 225 |
| 6 | Jamtara JMT | 11:03 | 11:05 | 2 min | 1 | 240 |
| 7 | Madhupur Jn MDP | 11:30 | 11:32 | 2 min | 1 | 282 |
| 8 | Jasidih Jn JSME | 11:53 | 11:57 | 4 min | 1 | 311 |
| 9 | Jhajha JAJ | 13:05 | 13:10 | 5 min | 1 | 355 |
| 10 | Jamui JMU | 13:28 | 13:30 | 2 min | 1 | 381 |
| 11 | Kiul Jn KIUL | 13:56 | 13:58 | 2 min | 1 | 409 |
| 12 | Mokameh Jn MKA | 14:22 | 14:24 | 2 min | 1 | 443 |
| 13 | Barh BARH | 14:41 | 14:43 | 2 min | 1 | 468 |
| 14 | Bakhtiyarpur Jn BKP | 14:57 | 14:59 | 2 min | 1 | 486 |
| 15 | Patna Jn PNBE | 15:43 | 15:50 | 7 min | 1 | 532 |
| 16 | Danapur DNR | 16:04 | 16:06 | 2 min | 1 | 541 |
| 17 | Ara ARA | 16:35 | 16:40 | 5 min | 1 | 581 |
| 18 | Buxar BXR | 17:18 | 17:20 | 2 min | 1 | 649 |
| 19 | Dd Upadhyaya Jn DDU | 19:28 | 19:35 | 7 min | 1 | 744 |
| 20 | Prayagraj Jn PRYJ | 21:35 | 21:40 | 5 min | 1 | 896 |
| 21 | Kanpur Central CNB | 00:02 | 00:07 | 5 min | 2 | 1,091 |
| 22 | Etawah ETW | 01:29 | 01:31 | 2 min | 2 | 1,230 |
| 23 | Tundla Jn TDL | 02:48 | 02:50 | 2 min | 2 | 1,322 |
| 24 | Aligarh Jn ALJN | 03:38 | 03:40 | 2 min | 2 | 1,400 |
| 25 | New Delhi NDLS | 06:05 | — | — | 2 | 1,531 |
Longest halts
Where 12303 stands longest, from the scheduled times above. A long booked halt is also where a change of train is most likely to hold — the margin is already in the timetable.
- Patna Jn PNBE7 min · arrives 15:43, departs 15:50
- Dd Upadhyaya Jn DDU7 min · arrives 19:28, departs 19:35
- Asansol Jn ASN5 min · arrives 10:21, departs 10:26
- Jhajha JAJ5 min · arrives 13:05, departs 13:10
- Ara ARA5 min · arrives 16:35, departs 16:40
- Prayagraj Jn PRYJ5 min · arrives 21:35, departs 21:40
Stations on the 12303 route
A sample of the intermediate calls, spread along the run. Each station page lists everything else that stops there.
What is and is not on this page
Everything above is published timetable data — scheduled times, halts, day numbers and cumulative distance. It changes when the timetable changes and not otherwise, and nothing on this page predicts a delay.
Seat availability is not shown here, because it changes by the minute and a cached page cannot tell the truth about it. Search this route and a date to have every class checked at the moment you ask — and, if 12303 is full, to have RailRoute look for a split ticket, an earlier boarding point or a journey with one change. How that works is written up in the method behind the alternatives.
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