12814 Steel Express
Superfast · 250 km · 4 hr 30 min · 9 stops · Daily
- Departs
- 06:05
- Tatanagar Jn
- Arrives
- 10:35
- Howrah Jn
- Journey
- 4 hr 30 min
- 250 km · 9 stops
- Runs
- Daily
- On time
- 36%
- usually 22 min late
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Route and stops
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| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatanagar Jn TATA | — | 06:05 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Rakha Mines RHE | 06:33 | 06:35 | 2 min | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Ghatsila GTS | 06:47 | 06:49 | 2 min | 1 | 36 |
| 4 | Chakulia CKU | 07:10 | 07:12 | 2 min | 1 | 67 |
| 5 | Jhargram JGM | 07:32 | 07:34 | 2 min | 1 | 96 |
| 6 | Sardiha SUA | 07:47 | 07:48 | 1 min | 1 | 111 |
| 7 | Kharagpur Jn KGP | 08:18 | 08:20 | 2 min | 1 | 134 |
| 8 | Santragachi Jn SRC | 09:40 | 09:42 | 2 min | 1 | 243 |
| 9 | Howrah Jn HWH | 10:35 | — | — | 1 | 250 |
How reliably 12814 runs
36% arrive on time at the destination
typically 22 min late · 59% on time across the route
From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.
- Tatanagar Jnusually on time96%
- Rakha Minesusually on time95%
- Ghatsilatypically 9 min late86%
- Chakuliatypically 11 min late70%
- Jhargramtypically 13 min late58%
- Sardihatypically 17 min late44%
- Kharagpur Jntypically 22 min late · 5% over an hour34%
- Santragachi Jntypically 49 min late · 37% over an hour15%
- Howrah Jntypically 22 min late · 20% over an hour36%
When it runs late
Roughest October to May: in March it typically runs 59 min late and reaches Howrah Jn on time only 19% of the time — against 80% around June. A year-round average hides that.
Runs latest on Fridays (33% on time), best on Tuesdays (49%).
Return train and other trains on this route
- 12813 Steel ExpressThe return train, Howrah Jn to Tatanagar Jn
- 18006 Samaleswari ExpressAlso runs Tatanagar Jn to Howrah Jn
- 12809 Howrah MailAlso runs Tatanagar Jn to Howrah Jn
- 18616 Kriya Yoga ExpressAlso runs Tatanagar Jn to Howrah Jn
- 12859 Gitanjali ExpressAlso runs Tatanagar Jn to Howrah Jn
- 20898 Vande Bharat ExpressAlso runs Tatanagar Jn to Howrah Jn
- 12833 Ahmedabad–Howrah ExpressAlso runs Tatanagar Jn to Howrah Jn
- 22892 Ranchi–Howrah Superfast ExpressAlso runs Tatanagar Jn to Howrah Jn
- 12872 Ispat ExpressAlso runs Tatanagar Jn to Howrah Jn