18042 MAS SHM EXPRESS
18042 MAS SHM EXPRESS is a mail/express service from Mgr Chennai Ctr (MAS) to Shalimar (SHM). It covers 1,646 km in 33 hr 15 min, calling at 17 stations and spending 2 nights on board. It runs on Tue.
Mail/Express · 1,646 km · 33 hr 15 min · 17 stops · Tue
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Mgr Chennai Ctr (MAS) to Shalimar (SHM). 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 | Mgr Chennai Ctr MAS | — | 18:45 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Nellore NLR | 22:33 | 22:35 | 2 min | 1 | 176 |
| 3 | Ongole OGL | 00:03 | 00:05 | 2 min | 2 | 292 |
| 4 | Vijayawada Jn BZA | 02:33 | 02:35 | 2 min | 2 | 431 |
| 5 | Rajamundry RJY | 05:58 | 06:00 | 2 min | 2 | 580 |
| 6 | Samalkot Jn SLO | 06:43 | 06:45 | 2 min | 2 | 630 |
| 7 | Duvvada DVD | 09:33 | 09:35 | 2 min | 2 | 763 |
| 8 | Vizianagram Jn VZM | 11:00 | 11:20 | 20 min | 2 | 828 |
| 9 | Brahmapur BAM | 14:35 | 14:40 | 5 min | 2 | 1,044 |
| 10 | Khurda Road Jn KUR | 16:40 | 16:45 | 5 min | 2 | 1,191 |
| 11 | Bhubaneswar BBS | 17:25 | 17:30 | 5 min | 2 | 1,210 |
| 12 | Cuttack CTC | 18:45 | 18:50 | 5 min | 2 | 1,237 |
| 13 | Bhadrakh BHC | 22:25 | 22:27 | 2 min | 2 | 1,353 |
| 14 | Balasore BLS | 23:31 | 23:33 | 2 min | 2 | 1,415 |
| 15 | Kharagpur Jn KGP | 01:07 | 01:15 | 8 min | 3 | 1,533 |
| 16 | Santragachi Jn SRC | 02:45 | 02:47 | 2 min | 3 | 1,641 |
| 17 | Shalimar SHM | 04:00 | — | — | 3 | 1,646 |
Longest halts
Where 18042 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.
- Vizianagram Jn VZM20 min · arrives 11:00, departs 11:20
- Kharagpur Jn KGP8 min · arrives 01:07, departs 01:15
- Brahmapur BAM5 min · arrives 14:35, departs 14:40
- Khurda Road Jn KUR5 min · arrives 16:40, departs 16:45
- Bhubaneswar BBS5 min · arrives 17:25, departs 17:30
- Cuttack CTC5 min · arrives 18:45, departs 18:50
Stations on the 18042 route
A sample of the intermediate calls, spread along the run. Each station page lists everything else that stops there.
- Nellore (NLR)Day 1 · 176 km from Mgr Chennai Ctr
- Vijayawada Jn (BZA)Day 2 · 431 km from Mgr Chennai Ctr
- Samalkot Jn (SLO)Day 2 · 630 km from Mgr Chennai Ctr
- Vizianagram Jn (VZM)Day 2 · 828 km from Mgr Chennai Ctr
- Khurda Road Jn (KUR)Day 2 · 1,191 km from Mgr Chennai Ctr
- Cuttack (CTC)Day 2 · 1,237 km from Mgr Chennai Ctr
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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