12897 PDY BBS SF EXP
12897 PDY BBS SF EXP is a superfast service from Pondicherry (PDY) to Bhubaneswar (BBS). It covers 1,423 km in 23 hr 35 min, calling at 19 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Wed.
Superfast · 1,423 km · 23 hr 35 min · 19 stops · Wed
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Pondicherry (PDY) to Bhubaneswar (BBS). 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 | — | 18:50 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Villupuram Jn VM | 19:20 | 19:25 | 5 min | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | Chengalpattu Jn CGL | 20:58 | 21:00 | 2 min | 1 | 141 |
| 4 | Chennai Egmore MS | 22:00 | 22:15 | 15 min | 1 | 197 |
| 5 | Gudur Jn GDR | 00:33 | 00:35 | 2 min | 2 | 338 |
| 6 | Nellore NLR | 01:03 | 01:05 | 2 min | 2 | 377 |
| 7 | Ongole OGL | 02:33 | 02:35 | 2 min | 2 | 493 |
| 8 | Vijayawada Jn BZA | 04:35 | 04:45 | 10 min | 2 | 631 |
| 9 | Rajamundry RJY | 07:13 | 07:15 | 2 min | 2 | 780 |
| 10 | Samalkot Jn SLO | 08:03 | 08:05 | 2 min | 2 | 830 |
| 11 | Duvvada DVD | 10:25 | 10:27 | 2 min | 2 | 964 |
| 12 | Visakhapatnam VSKP | 11:00 | 11:20 | 20 min | 2 | 981 |
| 13 | Vizianagram Jn VZM | 12:08 | 12:10 | 2 min | 2 | 1,042 |
| 14 | Srikakulam Road CHE | 12:58 | 13:00 | 2 min | 2 | 1,111 |
| 15 | Palasa PSA | 13:58 | 14:00 | 2 min | 2 | 1,184 |
| 16 | Brahmapur BAM | 14:35 | 14:40 | 5 min | 2 | 1,258 |
| 17 | Balugaon BALU | 15:18 | 15:20 | 2 min | 2 | 1,334 |
| 18 | Khurda Road Jn KUR | 16:40 | 16:45 | 5 min | 2 | 1,404 |
| 19 | Bhubaneswar BBS | 18:25 | — | — | 2 | 1,423 |
Longest halts
Where 12897 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 11:00, departs 11:20
- Chennai Egmore MS15 min · arrives 22:00, departs 22:15
- Vijayawada Jn BZA10 min · arrives 04:35, departs 04:45
- Villupuram Jn VM5 min · arrives 19:20, departs 19:25
- Brahmapur BAM5 min · arrives 14:35, departs 14:40
- Khurda Road Jn KUR5 min · arrives 16:40, departs 16:45
Stations on the 12897 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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