12696 TVC MAS SF EXP
12696 TVC MAS SF EXP is a superfast service from Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC) to Mgr Chennai Ctr (MAS). It covers 922 km in 16 hr 45 min, calling at 23 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs every day of the week.
Superfast · 922 km · 16 hr 45 min · 23 stops · Daily
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC) to Mgr Chennai Ctr (MAS). An em dash means there is no such event: the train starts at that station or finishes there. “Day” counts from the day it leaves its origin, so a stop on day 2 is the morning after departure.
| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram Central TVC | — | 17:15 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Varkala VAK | 17:50 | 17:51 | 1 min | 1 | 41 |
| 3 | Kollam Jn QLN | 18:12 | 18:15 | 3 min | 1 | 65 |
| 4 | Kayankulam KYJ | 18:54 | 18:56 | 2 min | 1 | 106 |
| 5 | Mavelikara MVLK | 19:05 | 19:06 | 1 min | 1 | 114 |
| 6 | Chengannur CNGR | 19:18 | 19:20 | 2 min | 1 | 126 |
| 7 | Tiruvalla TRVL | 19:29 | 19:30 | 1 min | 1 | 135 |
| 8 | Changanaseri CGY | 19:39 | 19:40 | 1 min | 1 | 143 |
| 9 | Kottayam KTYM | 20:00 | 20:05 | 5 min | 1 | 161 |
| 10 | Ernakulam Town ERN | 21:25 | 21:30 | 5 min | 1 | 223 |
| 11 | Thrisur TCR | 22:37 | 22:40 | 3 min | 1 | 295 |
| 12 | Palakkad PGT | 00:37 | 00:40 | 3 min | 2 | 372 |
| 13 | Coimbatore Jn CBE | 01:57 | 02:00 | 3 min | 2 | 426 |
| 14 | Tiruppur TUP | 02:43 | 02:45 | 2 min | 2 | 476 |
| 15 | Erode Jn ED | 03:35 | 03:40 | 5 min | 2 | 527 |
| 16 | Salem Jn SA | 04:30 | 04:35 | 5 min | 2 | 589 |
| 17 | Morappur MAP | 05:29 | 05:30 | 1 min | 2 | 655 |
| 18 | Jolarpettai JTJ | 06:33 | 06:35 | 2 min | 2 | 709 |
| 19 | Vaniyambadi VN | 06:48 | 06:50 | 2 min | 2 | 725 |
| 20 | Katpadi Jn KPD | 07:40 | 07:45 | 5 min | 2 | 793 |
| 21 | Arakkonam AJJ | 08:33 | 08:35 | 2 min | 2 | 854 |
| 22 | Perambur (Chennai) PER | 09:23 | 09:25 | 2 min | 2 | 917 |
| 23 | Mgr Chennai Ctr MAS | 10:00 | — | — | 2 | 922 |
Longest halts
Where 12696 stands longest, from the scheduled times above. A long booked halt is also where a change of train is most likely to hold — the margin is already in the timetable.
- Kottayam KTYM5 min · arrives 20:00, departs 20:05
- Ernakulam Town ERN5 min · arrives 21:25, departs 21:30
- Erode Jn ED5 min · arrives 03:35, departs 03:40
- Salem Jn SA5 min · arrives 04:30, departs 04:35
- Katpadi Jn KPD5 min · arrives 07:40, departs 07:45
Stations on the 12696 route
A sample of the intermediate calls, spread along the run. Each station page lists everything else that stops there.
- Varkala (VAK)Day 1 · 41 km from Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Mavelikara (MVLK)Day 1 · 114 km from Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Changanaseri (CGY)Day 1 · 143 km from Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Thrisur (TCR)Day 1 · 295 km from Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Tiruppur (TUP)Day 2 · 476 km from Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Morappur (MAP)Day 2 · 655 km from Thiruvananthapuram Central
What is and is not on this page
Everything above is published timetable data — scheduled times, halts, day numbers and cumulative distance. It changes when the timetable changes and not otherwise, and nothing on this page predicts a delay.
Seat availability is not shown here, because it changes by the minute and a cached page cannot tell the truth about it. Search this route and a date to have every class checked at the moment you ask — and, if 12696 is full, to have RailRoute look for a split ticket, an earlier boarding point or a journey with one change. How that works is written up in the method behind the alternatives.
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