12605 Pallavan Superfast Express
Superfast · 425 km · 6 hr 50 min · 14 stops · Daily
- Departs
- 15:40
- Chennai Egmore
- Arrives
- 22:30
- Karaikkudi Jn
- Journey
- 6 hr 50 min
- 425 km · 14 stops
- Runs
- Daily
- Fare from
- ₹145
- Second sitting · estimate
- On time
- 95%
- usually on time
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Route and stops
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| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Egmore MS | — | 15:40 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tambaram TBM | 16:05 | 16:07 | 2 min | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | Chengalpattu Jn CGL | 16:33 | 16:35 | 2 min | 1 | 56 |
| 4 | Melmaruvathur MLMR | 16:58 | 17:00 | 2 min | 1 | 91 |
| 5 | Villupuram Jn VM | 18:02 | 18:05 | 3 min | 1 | 158 |
| 6 | Vriddhachalam Jn VRI | 18:46 | 18:48 | 2 min | 1 | 213 |
| 7 | Pennadam PNDM | 19:01 | 19:02 | 1 min | 1 | 231 |
| 8 | Ariyalur ALU | 19:27 | 19:28 | 1 min | 1 | 266 |
| 9 | Lalgudi LLI | 19:59 | 20:00 | 1 min | 1 | 309 |
| 10 | Srirangam SRGM | 20:14 | 20:16 | 2 min | 1 | 324 |
| 11 | Ponmalai Golden Rock GOC | 20:27 | 20:28 | 1 min | 1 | 333 |
| 12 | Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ | 20:40 | 20:45 | 5 min | 1 | 336 |
| 13 | Pudukkotai PDKT | 21:28 | 21:30 | 2 min | 1 | 389 |
| 14 | Karaikkudi Jn KKDI | 22:30 | — | — | 1 | 425 |
How reliably 12605 runs
95% arrive on time at the destination
typically on time · 74% on time across the route
From Nov 2025–Nov 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.
- Chennai Egmoreusually on time97%
- Tambaramtypically 3 min late95%
- Chengalpattu Jntypically 3 min late94%
- Melmaruvathurtypically 12 min late69%
- Villupuram Jntypically 3 min late95%
- Vriddhachalam Jntypically 3 min late93%
- Pennadamusually on time95%
- Ariyalurtypically 13 min late57%
- Lalguditypically 14 min late53%
- Srirangamtypically 14 min late53%
- Ponmalai Golden Rocktypically 15 min late50%
- Tiruchchirappalli Jntypically 15 min late50%
- Pudukkotaitypically 19 min late39%
- Karaikkudi Jnusually on time95%
Longest halts
- Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ5 min · arrives 20:40, departs 20:45
Return train and other trains on this route
- 12606 Pallavan Superfast ExpressThe return train, Karaikkudi Jn to Chennai Egmore
- 20849 Bhubaneswar–Rameswaram SuperfastAlso runs Chennai Egmore to Karaikkudi Jn
- 22536 Banaras–Rameswaram ExpressAlso runs Chennai Egmore to Karaikkudi Jn
- 22614 Ayodhya Cantt–Rameswaram ExpressAlso runs Chennai Egmore to Karaikkudi Jn
- 22661 Chennai Egmore–Rameswaram Superfast ExpressAlso runs Chennai Egmore to Karaikkudi Jn
- 16751 Chennai Egmore–Rameswaram ExpressAlso runs Chennai Egmore to Karaikkudi Jn
Stations on the 12605 route
- Tambaram (TBM)Day 1 · 25 km from Chennai Egmore
- Melmaruvathur (MLMR)Day 1 · 91 km from Chennai Egmore
- Vriddhachalam Jn (VRI)Day 1 · 213 km from Chennai Egmore
- Ariyalur (ALU)Day 1 · 266 km from Chennai Egmore
- Srirangam (SRGM)Day 1 · 324 km from Chennai Egmore
- Tiruchchirappalli Jn (TPJ)Day 1 · 336 km from Chennai Egmore