12697 MAS TVC SF EXP
12697 MAS TVC SF EXP is a superfast service from Mgr Chennai Ctr (MAS) to Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC). It covers 895 km in 15 hr 30 min, calling at 13 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Sun.
Superfast · 895 km · 15 hr 30 min · 13 stops · Sun
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Mgr Chennai Ctr (MAS) to Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC). 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 | Mgr Chennai Ctr MAS | — | 15:10 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Katpadi Jn KPD | 16:58 | 17:00 | 2 min | 1 | 130 |
| 3 | Jolarpettai JTJ | 18:18 | 18:20 | 2 min | 1 | 214 |
| 4 | Salem Jn SA | 19:47 | 19:50 | 3 min | 1 | 334 |
| 5 | Erode Jn ED | 20:45 | 20:50 | 5 min | 1 | 396 |
| 6 | Podanur Jn PTJ | 22:19 | 22:20 | 1 min | 1 | 490 |
| 7 | Palakkad PGT | 23:17 | 23:20 | 3 min | 1 | 538 |
| 8 | Thrisur TCR | 00:25 | 00:28 | 3 min | 2 | 615 |
| 9 | Ernakulam Jn ERS | 02:05 | 02:10 | 5 min | 2 | 689 |
| 10 | Alleppey ALLP | 03:17 | 03:20 | 3 min | 2 | 746 |
| 11 | Kollam Jn QLN | 04:47 | 04:50 | 3 min | 2 | 830 |
| 12 | Kazhakuttam KZK | 05:32 | 05:33 | 1 min | 2 | 881 |
| 13 | Thiruvananthapuram Central TVC | 06:40 | — | — | 2 | 895 |
Longest halts
Where 12697 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.
- Erode Jn ED5 min · arrives 20:45, departs 20:50
- Ernakulam Jn ERS5 min · arrives 02:05, departs 02:10
Stations on the 12697 route
A sample of the intermediate calls, spread along the run. Each station page lists everything else that stops there.
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.
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