12606 Pallavan Superfast Express
Superfast · 425 km · 6 hr 35 min · 14 stops · Daily
- Departs
- 05:40
- Karaikkudi Jn
- Arrives
- 12:15
- Chennai Egmore
- Journey
- 6 hr 35 min
- 425 km · 14 stops
- Runs
- Daily
- On time
- 91%
- usually on time
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Route and stops
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| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karaikkudi Jn KKDI | — | 05:40 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Pudukkotai PDKT | 06:03 | 06:05 | 2 min | 1 | 37 |
| 3 | Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ | 06:50 | 06:55 | 5 min | 1 | 89 |
| 4 | Srirangam SRGM | 07:16 | 07:18 | 2 min | 1 | 101 |
| 5 | Lalgudi LLI | 07:33 | 07:34 | 1 min | 1 | 116 |
| 6 | Ariyalur ALU | 08:07 | 08:08 | 1 min | 1 | 159 |
| 7 | Pennadam PNDM | 08:33 | 08:34 | 1 min | 1 | 194 |
| 8 | Vriddhachalam Jn VRI | 08:48 | 08:50 | 2 min | 1 | 212 |
| 9 | Villupuram Jn VM | 09:27 | 09:30 | 3 min | 1 | 267 |
| 10 | Melmaruvathur MLMR | 10:24 | 10:25 | 1 min | 1 | 334 |
| 11 | Chengalpattu Jn CGL | 10:58 | 11:00 | 2 min | 1 | 370 |
| 12 | Tambaram TBM | 11:28 | 11:30 | 2 min | 1 | 400 |
| 13 | Mambalam MBM | 11:48 | 11:50 | 2 min | 1 | 418 |
| 14 | Chennai Egmore MS | 12:15 | — | — | 1 | 425 |
How reliably 12606 runs
91% arrive on time at the destination
typically on time · 85% on time across the route
From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.
- Karaikkudi Jnusually on time100%
- Pudukkotaitypically 7 min late96%
- Tiruchchirappalli Jntypically 3 min late96%
- Srirangamtypically 3 min late95%
- Lalguditypically 4 min late95%
- Ariyalurusually on time96%
- Pennadamusually on time96%
- Vriddhachalam Jntypically 8 min late80%
- Villupuram Jntypically 12 min late75%
- Melmaruvathurtypically 13 min late63%
- Chengalpattu Jntypically 11 min late75%
- Tambaramtypically 16 min late47%
- Mambalamusually on time88%
- Chennai Egmoreusually on time91%
Longest halts
- Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ5 min · arrives 06:50, departs 06:55
Return train and other trains on this route
- 12605 Pallavan Superfast ExpressThe return train, Chennai Egmore to Karaikkudi Jn
- 22535 Rameswaram–Banaras Superfast ExpressAlso runs Karaikkudi Jn to Chennai Egmore
- 22613 Rameswaram–Ayodhya Cantt Superfast ExpressAlso runs Karaikkudi Jn to Chennai Egmore
- 20850 Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Superfast ExpressAlso runs Karaikkudi Jn to Chennai Egmore
- 16752 Rameswaram–Chennai Egmore ExpressAlso runs Karaikkudi Jn to Chennai Egmore
- 22662 Rameswaram–Chennai Egmore Superfast ExpressAlso runs Karaikkudi Jn to Chennai Egmore
Stations on the 12606 route
- Pudukkotai (PDKT)Day 1 · 37 km from Karaikkudi Jn
- Srirangam (SRGM)Day 1 · 101 km from Karaikkudi Jn
- Ariyalur (ALU)Day 1 · 159 km from Karaikkudi Jn
- Vriddhachalam Jn (VRI)Day 1 · 212 km from Karaikkudi Jn
- Melmaruvathur (MLMR)Day 1 · 334 km from Karaikkudi Jn
- Tambaram (TBM)Day 1 · 400 km from Karaikkudi Jn