18640 RNC ARA EXP
18640 RNC ARA EXP is a mail/express service from Ranchi (RNC) to Ara (ARA). It covers 517 km in 11 hr 25 min, calling at 12 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Mon, Thu, Sat.
Mail/Express · 517 km · 11 hr 25 min · 12 stops · Mon, Thu, Sat
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Ranchi (RNC) to Ara (ARA). 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 | Ranchi RNC | — | 20:45 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Muri MURI | 21:40 | 21:45 | 5 min | 1 | 62 |
| 3 | Bokaro Stl City BKSC | 23:05 | 23:10 | 5 min | 1 | 115 |
| 4 | Gomoh Jn GMO | 00:20 | 00:25 | 5 min | 2 | 147 |
| 5 | Koderma KQR | 01:24 | 01:27 | 3 min | 2 | 240 |
| 6 | Gaya Jn GAYA | 03:00 | 03:05 | 5 min | 2 | 316 |
| 7 | Anugrah Narayan Road AUBR | 03:47 | 03:49 | 2 min | 2 | 385 |
| 8 | Dehri On Son DOS | 04:03 | 04:05 | 2 min | 2 | 402 |
| 9 | Sasaram SSM | 04:40 | 05:00 | 20 min | 2 | 419 |
| 10 | Bikramganj XBKJ | 05:28 | 05:30 | 2 min | 2 | 460 |
| 11 | Piro PIRO | 05:40 | 05:42 | 2 min | 2 | 478 |
| 12 | Ara ARA | 08:10 | — | — | 2 | 517 |
Longest halts
Where 18640 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.
- Sasaram SSM20 min · arrives 04:40, departs 05:00
- Muri MURI5 min · arrives 21:40, departs 21:45
- Bokaro Stl City BKSC5 min · arrives 23:05, departs 23:10
- Gomoh Jn GMO5 min · arrives 00:20, departs 00:25
- Gaya Jn GAYA5 min · arrives 03:00, departs 03:05
Stations on the 18640 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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