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12381 Poorva Express

Superfast · 1,449 km · 21 hr 50 min · 22 stops · Wed, Thu, Sun

Departs
08:15
Howrah Jn
Arrives
06:05
New Delhi · day 2
Journey
21 hr 50 min
1,449 km · 22 stops
Runs
Wed, Thu, Sun
Fare from
₹685
Sleeper · estimate
On time
54%
usually 9 min late
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Route and stops

Day 2 = the day after departure

Scheduled stops of 12381 Poorva Express, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#StationArrivesDepartsHaltDayKm
1Howrah Jn HWH—08:15—10
2Barddhaman BWN09:0709:092 min195
3Durgapur DGR10:0110:032 min1158
4Asansol Jn ASN10:3310:385 min1200
5Dhanbad Jn DHN11:5512:005 min1258
6Parasnath PNME12:3412:362 min1306
7Koderma KQR13:1913:212 min1381
8Gaya Jn GAYA14:4014:455 min1457
9Rafiganj RFJ15:1415:162 min1495
10Anugrah Narayan Road AUBR15:3615:382 min1526
11Dehri On Son DOS15:5215:542 min1542
12Sasaram SSM16:0816:102 min1560
13Bhabua Road BBU16:3616:382 min1608
14Dd Upadhyaya Jn DDU17:5017:555 min1661
15Varanasi Jn BSB18:4518:5510 min1679
16Janghai Jn JNH19:5820:002 min1754
17Prayagraj Jn PRYJ21:3021:355 min1814
18Kanpur Central CNB00:0200:075 min21,008
19Etawah ETW01:2901:312 min21,148
20Tundla Jn TDL02:4802:502 min21,239
21Aligarh Jn ALJN03:3803:402 min21,317
22New Delhi NDLS06:05——21,449

How reliably 12381 runs

54% arrive on time at the destination
typically 9 min late · 54% on time across the route

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

  • Howrah Jn
    usually on time
    99%
  • Barddhaman
    typically 22 min late
    34%
  • Durgapur
    typically 12 min late
    63%
  • Asansol Jn
    typically 18 min late
    42%
  • Dhanbad Jn
    usually on time
    90%
  • Parasnath
    typically 6 min late
    80%
  • Koderma
    typically 15 min late
    50%
  • Gaya Jn
    typically 6 min late
    77%
  • Rafiganj
    typically 11 min late
    64%
  • Anugrah Narayan Road
    typically 15 min late
    50%
  • Dehri On Son
    typically 21 min late
    36%
  • Sasaram
    typically 24 min late
    31%
  • Bhabua Road
    typically 34 min late · 6% over an hour
    22%
  • Dd Upadhyaya Jn
    typically 10 min late · 3% over an hour
    68%
  • Varanasi Jn
    typically 4 min late
    73%
  • Janghai Jn
    typically 8 min late · 3% over an hour
    72%
  • Prayagraj Jn
    typically 6 min late · 6% over an hour
    73%
  • Kanpur Central
    typically 19 min late · 8% over an hour
    39%
  • Etawah
    typically 32 min late · 18% over an hour
    23%
  • Tundla Jn
    typically 25 min late · 19% over an hour
    30%
  • Aligarh Jn
    typically 29 min late · 21% over an hour
    26%
  • New Delhi
    typically 9 min late · 23% over an hour
    54%

When it runs late

Roughest January, February, July and December: in January it typically runs 2.2 hr late and reaches New Delhi on time only 31% of the time — against 79% around April. A year-round average hides that.

Longest halts

  • 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

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