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12429 Lucknow–New Delhi AC Express

Superfast · 492 km · 8 hr · 6 stops · Daily

Departs
23:30
Lucknow
Arrives
07:30
New Delhi · day 2
Journey
8 hr
492 km · 6 stops
Runs
Daily
Fare from
₹814
AC 3 economy · estimate
On time
57%
usually 11 min late
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Route and stops

Day 2 = the day after departure

Scheduled stops of 12429 Lucknow–New Delhi AC Express, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#StationArrivesDepartsHaltDayKm
1Lucknow LKO—23:30—10
2Shahjehanpur SPN01:5701:592 min2164
3Bareilly BE02:5402:562 min2235
4Moradabad MB04:3004:355 min2326
5Ghaziabad GZB06:4506:472 min2467
6New Delhi NDLS07:30——2492

How reliably 12429 runs

57% arrive on time at the destination
typically 11 min late · 70% on time across the route

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

  • Lucknow
    usually on time
    95%
  • Shahjehanpur
    typically 4 min late
    81%
  • Bareilly
    typically 16 min late · 6% over an hour
    47%
  • Moradabad
    typically 5 min late · 7% over an hour
    73%
  • Ghaziabad
    typically 4 min late · 13% over an hour
    65%
  • New Delhi
    typically 11 min late · 15% over an hour
    57%

When it runs late

Roughest December and January: in January it typically runs 39 min late and reaches New Delhi on time only 19% of the time — against 90% around April. A year-round average hides that.

Runs latest on Wednesdays (47% on time), best on Sundays (80%).

Longest halts

  • Moradabad MB5 min · arrives 04:30, departs 04:35

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Stations on the 12429 route