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12430 New Delhi–Lucknow AC Express

Superfast · 492 km · 8 hr 10 min · 6 stops · Daily

Departs
23:25
New Delhi
Arrives
07:35
Lucknow · day 2
Journey
8 hr 10 min
492 km · 6 stops
Runs
Daily
Fare from
₹814
AC 3 economy · estimate
On time
68%
usually 2 min late
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Route and stops

Day 2 = the day after departure

Scheduled stops of 12430 New Delhi–Lucknow AC Express, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#StationArrivesDepartsHaltDayKm
1New Delhi NDLS—23:25—10
2Ghaziabad GZB00:0300:052 min226
3Moradabad MB02:1302:207 min2167
4Bareilly BE03:3303:352 min2257
5Shahjehanpur SPN04:4004:422 min2328
6Lucknow LKO07:35——2492

How reliably 12430 runs

68% arrive on time at the destination
typically on time · 65% on time across the route

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

  • New Delhi
    usually on time
    95%
  • Ghaziabad
    usually on time · 3% over an hour
    88%
  • Moradabad
    typically 9 min late · 9% over an hour
    61%
  • Bareilly
    typically 18 min late · 13% over an hour
    42%
  • Shahjehanpur
    typically 20 min late · 14% over an hour
    38%
  • Lucknow
    usually on time · 14% over an hour
    68%

When it runs late

Roughest December and January: in January it typically runs 61 min late and reaches Lucknow on time only 26% of the time — against 98% around October. A year-round average hides that.

Runs latest on Fridays (64% on time), best on Thursdays (84%).

Longest halts

  • Moradabad MB7 min · arrives 02:13, departs 02:20

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Stations on the 12430 route