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12839 CHENNAI MAIL

12839 CHENNAI MAIL is a superfast service from Howrah Jn (HWH) to Mgr Chennai Ctr (MAS). It covers 1,662 km in 27 hr 35 min, calling at 35 stations and spending 2 nights on board. It runs every day of the week.

Superfast · 1,662 km · 27 hr 35 min · 35 stops · Daily

Route and stops

Every scheduled call in order, from Howrah Jn (HWH) 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.

Scheduled stops of 12839 CHENNAI MAIL, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#StationArrivesDepartsHaltDayKm
1Howrah Jn HWH—23:45—10
2Kharagpur Jn KGP01:2001:255 min2116
3Balasore BLS02:4502:505 min2234
4Bhadrakh BHC03:5003:522 min2296
5Jajpur Keonjhar Road JJKR04:2304:252 min2340
6Cuttack CTC05:2005:255 min2412
7Bhubaneswar BBS05:5506:005 min2439
8Khurda Road Jn KUR06:3006:5020 min2458
9Balugaon BALU07:2807:302 min2529
10Chatrapur CAP08:0808:102 min2584
11Brahmapur BAM08:2008:255 min2605
12Ichchapuram IPM08:5308:552 min2629
13Sompeta SPT09:1309:152 min2647
14Palasa PSA10:2210:242 min2679
15Naupada Jn NWP10:5310:552 min2705
16Srikakulam Road CHE11:3011:322 min2752
17Chipurupalli CPP11:5812:002 min2791
18Vizianagram Jn VZM12:3512:405 min2821
19Visakhapatnam VSKP13:5014:1020 min2882
20Anakapalle AKP14:5915:001 min2915
21Tuni TUNI15:4415:451 min2979
22Annavaram ANV16:0916:101 min2995
23Samalkot Jn SLO16:4416:451 min21,032
24Rajamundry RJY17:2817:302 min21,083
25Nidadavolu Jn NDD17:5818:002 min21,105
26Tadepalligudem TDD18:2918:301 min21,125
27Eluru EE18:5919:001 min21,172
28Vijayawada Jn BZA20:1020:2010 min21,232
29Tenali Jn TEL20:4920:501 min21,263
30Bapatla BPP21:2421:251 min21,306
31Chirala CLX21:4421:451 min21,321
32Ongole OGL22:2422:251 min21,370
33Nellore NLR00:0400:051 min31,486
34Gudur Jn GDR00:4800:502 min31,524
35Mgr Chennai Ctr MAS03:20——31,662

Longest halts

Where 12839 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.

  • Khurda Road Jn KUR20 min · arrives 06:30, departs 06:50
  • Visakhapatnam VSKP20 min · arrives 13:50, departs 14:10
  • Vijayawada Jn BZA10 min · arrives 20:10, departs 20:20
  • Kharagpur Jn KGP5 min · arrives 01:20, departs 01:25
  • Balasore BLS5 min · arrives 02:45, departs 02:50
  • Cuttack CTC5 min · arrives 05:20, departs 05:25

Stations on the 12839 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.

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 12839 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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