12868 PDY HWH SF EXP
12868 PDY HWH SF EXP is a superfast service from Pondicherry (PDY) to Howrah Jn (HWH). It covers 1,920 km in 33 hr 30 min, calling at 18 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Wed.
Superfast · 1,920 km · 33 hr 30 min · 18 stops · Wed
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Pondicherry (PDY) to Howrah Jn (HWH). 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 | Pondicherry PDY | — | 14:15 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Villupuram Jn VM | 14:55 | 15:00 | 5 min | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | Tiruvannamalai TNM | 15:56 | 15:58 | 2 min | 1 | 106 |
| 4 | Vellore Cantt VLR | 17:23 | 17:25 | 2 min | 1 | 188 |
| 5 | Katpadi Jn KPD | 17:45 | 17:50 | 5 min | 1 | 198 |
| 6 | Tirupati TPTY | 19:30 | 19:35 | 5 min | 1 | 303 |
| 7 | Renigunta Jn RU | 19:55 | 20:05 | 10 min | 1 | 312 |
| 8 | Nellore NLR | 21:48 | 21:50 | 2 min | 1 | 434 |
| 9 | Vijayawada Jn BZA | 02:20 | 02:30 | 10 min | 2 | 688 |
| 10 | Rajamundry RJY | 04:58 | 05:00 | 2 min | 2 | 838 |
| 11 | Duvvada DVD | 07:48 | 07:50 | 2 min | 2 | 1,021 |
| 12 | Visakhapatnam VSKP | 08:25 | 08:45 | 20 min | 2 | 1,038 |
| 13 | Vizianagram Jn VZM | 09:38 | 09:40 | 2 min | 2 | 1,099 |
| 14 | Khurda Road Jn KUR | 14:40 | 15:00 | 20 min | 2 | 1,462 |
| 15 | Bhubaneswar BBS | 15:20 | 15:25 | 5 min | 2 | 1,481 |
| 16 | Balasore BLS | 19:14 | 19:16 | 2 min | 2 | 1,686 |
| 17 | Kharagpur Jn KGP | 20:58 | 21:03 | 5 min | 2 | 1,804 |
| 18 | Howrah Jn HWH | 23:45 | — | — | 2 | 1,920 |
Longest halts
Where 12868 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.
- Visakhapatnam VSKP20 min · arrives 08:25, departs 08:45
- Khurda Road Jn KUR20 min · arrives 14:40, departs 15:00
- Renigunta Jn RU10 min · arrives 19:55, departs 20:05
- Vijayawada Jn BZA10 min · arrives 02:20, departs 02:30
- Villupuram Jn VM5 min · arrives 14:55, departs 15:00
- Katpadi Jn KPD5 min · arrives 17:45, departs 17:50
Stations on the 12868 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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