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12821 Dhauli Express

Superfast · 501 km · 9 hr 5 min · 18 stops · Daily

Departs
09:10
Howrah Jn
Arrives
18:15
Puri
Journey
9 hr 5 min
501 km · 18 stops
Runs
Daily
Fare from
₹160
Second sitting · estimate
On time
31%
usually 26 min late
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Route and stops

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Scheduled stops of 12821 Dhauli Express, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#StationArrivesDepartsHaltDayKm
1Howrah Jn HWH—09:10—10
2Santragachi Jn SRC09:3109:332 min17
3Kharagpur Jn KGP11:0011:055 min1116
4Belda BLDA11:4311:452 min1156
5Dantan DNT11:5812:002 min1173
6Jaleswar JER12:1312:152 min1189
7Basta BTS12:3012:322 min1209
8Balasore BLS12:5813:024 min1237
9Soro SORO13:2213:242 min1270
10Markona MKO13:3513:361 min1285
11Bhadrakh BHC14:0814:102 min1296
12Jajpur Keonjhar Road JJKR14:4314:452 min1339
13Dhanmandal DNM15:1815:202 min1376
14Cuttack CTC15:4315:452 min1411
15Bhubaneswar BBS16:2016:255 min1438
16Khurda Road Jn KUR16:4516:505 min1457
17Sakhi Gopal SIL17:1317:152 min1485
18Puri PURI18:15——1501

How reliably 12821 runs

31% arrive on time at the destination
typically 26 min late · 42% on time across the route

From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.

  • Howrah Jn
    usually on time · 3% over an hour
    93%
  • Santragachi Jn
    usually on time · 4% over an hour
    92%
  • Kharagpur Jn
    typically 12 min late · 4% over an hour
    58%
  • Belda
    typically 11 min late · 5% over an hour
    59%
  • Dantan
    typically 12 min late · 6% over an hour
    57%
  • Jaleswar
    typically 15 min late · 7% over an hour
    50%
  • Basta
    typically 19 min late · 8% over an hour
    39%
  • Balasore
    typically 19 min late · 10% over an hour
    39%
  • Soro
    typically 25 min late · 11% over an hour
    30%
  • Markona
    typically 28 min late · 11% over an hour
    27%
  • Bhadrakh
    typically 9 min late · 11% over an hour
    62%
  • Jajpur Keonjhar Road
    typically 21 min late · 14% over an hour
    36%
  • Dhanmandal
    typically 30 min late · 19% over an hour
    25%
  • Cuttack
    typically 48 min late · 35% over an hour
    16%
  • Bhubaneswar
    typically 51 min late · 39% over an hour
    15%
  • Khurda Road Jn
    typically 58 min late · 47% over an hour
    13%
  • Sakhi Gopal
    typically 63 min late · 55% over an hour
    12%
  • Puri
    typically 26 min late · 27% over an hour
    31%

When it runs late

Roughest February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and December: in August it typically runs 50 min late and reaches Puri on time only 13% of the time — against 57% around November. A year-round average hides that.

Runs latest on Tuesdays (18% on time), best on Mondays (48%).

Longest halts

  • Kharagpur Jn KGP5 min · arrives 11:00, departs 11:05
  • Bhubaneswar BBS5 min · arrives 16:20, departs 16:25
  • Khurda Road Jn KUR5 min · arrives 16:45, departs 16:50

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Stations on the 12821 route