12381 POORVA EXPRESS
12381 POORVA EXPRESS is a superfast service from Howrah Jn (HWH) to New Delhi (NDLS). It covers 1,448 km in 21 hr 50 min, calling at 22 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Wed, Thu, Sun.
Superfast · 1,448 km · 21 hr 50 min · 22 stops · Wed, Thu, Sun
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 | — | 08:15 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Barddhaman BWN | 09:07 | 09:09 | 2 min | 1 | 95 |
| 3 | Durgapur DGR | 10:01 | 10:03 | 2 min | 1 | 158 |
| 4 | Asansol Jn ASN | 10:33 | 10:38 | 5 min | 1 | 200 |
| 5 | Dhanbad Jn DHN | 11:55 | 12:00 | 5 min | 1 | 259 |
| 6 | Parasnath PNME | 12:34 | 12:36 | 2 min | 1 | 306 |
| 7 | Koderma KQR | 13:19 | 13:21 | 2 min | 1 | 382 |
| 8 | Gaya Jn GAYA | 14:40 | 14:45 | 5 min | 1 | 458 |
| 9 | Rafiganj RFJ | 15:14 | 15:16 | 2 min | 1 | 495 |
| 10 | Anugrah Narayan Road AUBR | 15:36 | 15:38 | 2 min | 1 | 526 |
| 11 | Dehri On Son DOS | 15:52 | 15:54 | 2 min | 1 | 543 |
| 12 | Sasaram SSM | 16:08 | 16:10 | 2 min | 1 | 561 |
| 13 | Bhabua Road BBU | 16:36 | 16:38 | 2 min | 1 | 608 |
| 14 | Dd Upadhyaya Jn DDU | 17:50 | 17:55 | 5 min | 1 | 661 |
| 15 | Varanasi Jn BSB | 18:45 | 18:55 | 10 min | 1 | 678 |
| 16 | Janghai Jn JNH | 19:58 | 20:00 | 2 min | 1 | 753 |
| 17 | Prayagraj Jn PRYJ | 21:30 | 21:35 | 5 min | 1 | 812 |
| 18 | Kanpur Central CNB | 00:02 | 00:07 | 5 min | 2 | 1,007 |
| 19 | Etawah ETW | 01:29 | 01:31 | 2 min | 2 | 1,146 |
| 20 | Tundla Jn TDL | 02:48 | 02:50 | 2 min | 2 | 1,238 |
| 21 | Aligarh Jn ALJN | 03:38 | 03:40 | 2 min | 2 | 1,316 |
| 22 | New Delhi NDLS | 06:05 | — | — | 2 | 1,448 |
Longest halts
Where 12381 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.
- Varanasi Jn BSB10 min · arrives 18:45, departs 18:55
- Asansol Jn ASN5 min · arrives 10:33, departs 10:38
- Dhanbad Jn DHN5 min · arrives 11:55, departs 12:00
- Gaya Jn GAYA5 min · arrives 14:40, departs 14:45
- Dd Upadhyaya Jn DDU5 min · arrives 17:50, departs 17:55
- Prayagraj Jn PRYJ5 min · arrives 21:30, departs 21:35
Stations on the 12381 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.
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