12860 GITANJALI EXP
12860 GITANJALI EXP is a superfast service from Howrah Jn (HWH) to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). It covers 1,968 km in 31 hr 40 min, calling at 26 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs every day of the week.
Superfast · 1,968 km · 31 hr 40 min · 26 stops · Daily
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Howrah Jn (HWH) to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). 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 | Howrah Jn HWH | — | 13:40 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Kharagpur Jn KGP | 15:15 | 15:20 | 5 min | 1 | 116 |
| 3 | Tatanagar Jn TATA | 17:03 | 17:10 | 7 min | 1 | 250 |
| 4 | Chakradharpur CKP | 18:03 | 18:05 | 2 min | 1 | 312 |
| 5 | Rourkela ROU | 19:32 | 19:40 | 8 min | 1 | 413 |
| 6 | Jharsuguda Jn JSG | 21:48 | 21:50 | 2 min | 1 | 515 |
| 7 | Raigarh RIG | 22:48 | 22:50 | 2 min | 1 | 586 |
| 8 | Bilaspur Jn BSP | 01:00 | 01:10 | 10 min | 2 | 719 |
| 9 | Raipur Jn R | 02:40 | 02:45 | 5 min | 2 | 829 |
| 10 | Durg DURG | 03:40 | 03:45 | 5 min | 2 | 866 |
| 11 | Raj Nandgaon RJN | 04:06 | 04:08 | 2 min | 2 | 897 |
| 12 | Gondia Jn G | 05:33 | 05:35 | 2 min | 2 | 1,001 |
| 13 | Bhandara Road BRD | 06:20 | 06:22 | 2 min | 2 | 1,069 |
| 14 | Nagpur NGP | 07:40 | 07:45 | 5 min | 2 | 1,131 |
| 15 | Wardha Jn WR | 08:48 | 08:50 | 2 min | 2 | 1,210 |
| 16 | Badnera Jn BD | 10:27 | 10:30 | 3 min | 2 | 1,305 |
| 17 | Akola Jn AK | 11:25 | 11:30 | 5 min | 2 | 1,384 |
| 18 | Shegaon SEG | 11:58 | 12:00 | 2 min | 2 | 1,421 |
| 19 | Malkapur MKU | 12:38 | 12:40 | 2 min | 2 | 1,474 |
| 20 | Bhusaval Jn BSL | 13:40 | 13:45 | 5 min | 2 | 1,524 |
| 21 | Jalgaon Jn JL | 14:10 | 14:12 | 2 min | 2 | 1,548 |
| 22 | Nasik Road NK | 17:05 | 17:10 | 5 min | 2 | 1,781 |
| 23 | Igatpuri IGP | 18:10 | 18:15 | 5 min | 2 | 1,832 |
| 24 | Kalyan Jn KYN | 20:02 | 20:05 | 3 min | 2 | 1,915 |
| 25 | Dadar DR | 20:47 | 20:50 | 3 min | 2 | 1,959 |
| 26 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT | 21:20 | — | — | 2 | 1,968 |
Longest halts
Where 12860 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.
- Bilaspur Jn BSP10 min · arrives 01:00, departs 01:10
- Rourkela ROU8 min · arrives 19:32, departs 19:40
- Tatanagar Jn TATA7 min · arrives 17:03, departs 17:10
- Kharagpur Jn KGP5 min · arrives 15:15, departs 15:20
- Raipur Jn R5 min · arrives 02:40, departs 02:45
- Durg DURG5 min · arrives 03:40, departs 03:45
Stations on the 12860 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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