20401 Varanasi–Lucknow Superfast Express
Superfast · 283 km · 4 hr 30 min · 12 stops · Daily
- Departs
- 05:40
- Varanasi Jn
- Arrives
- 10:10
- Lucknow
- Journey
- 4 hr 30 min
- 283 km · 12 stops
- Runs
- Daily
- On time
- 59%
- usually 11 min late
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Route and stops
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| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varanasi Jn BSB | — | 05:40 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Shiupur SOP | 05:55 | 05:56 | 1 min | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Pindra Road PDRD | 06:10 | 06:11 | 1 min | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | Jalalganj JLL | 06:25 | 06:26 | 1 min | 1 | 39 |
| 5 | Jaunpur City JOP | 06:49 | 06:51 | 2 min | 1 | 57 |
| 6 | Sarai Harkhu SVZ | 07:06 | 07:07 | 1 min | 1 | 77 |
| 7 | Sri Krishna Nagar SKN | 07:17 | 07:18 | 1 min | 1 | 85 |
| 8 | Lambhua LBA | 07:44 | 07:45 | 1 min | 1 | 121 |
| 9 | Sultanpur Jn SLN | 08:02 | 08:04 | 2 min | 1 | 143 |
| 10 | Musafirkhana MFKA | 08:28 | 08:29 | 1 min | 1 | 175 |
| 11 | Mah Bijli Pasi MBLP | 08:42 | 08:44 | 2 min | 1 | 194 |
| 12 | Lucknow LKO | 10:10 | — | — | 1 | 283 |
How reliably 20401 runs
59% arrive on time at the destination
typically 11 min late · 68% on time across the route
From Nov 2025–Nov 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.
- Varanasi Jnusually on time93%
- Shiupurtypically 4 min late92%
- Pindra Roadtypically 5 min late90%
- Jalalganjtypically 7 min late88%
- Jaunpur Citytypically 11 min late70%
- Sarai Harkhutypically 11 min late67%
- Sri Krishna Nagartypically 12 min late63%
- Lambhuatypically 13 min late · 3% over an hour57%
- Sultanpur Jntypically 15 min late · 4% over an hour50%
- Musafirkhanatypically 15 min late · 4% over an hour50%
- Lucknowtypically 11 min late · 8% over an hour59%
- Nihalgarhtypically 20 min late · 5% over an hour38%
When it runs late
Roughest February: in February it typically runs 18 min late and reaches Lucknow on time only 43% of the time — against 84% around May. A year-round average hides that.
Runs latest on Tuesdays (58% on time), best on Sundays (85%).
Return train and other trains on this route
- 20402 Lucknow–Varanasi Superfast ExpressThe return train, Lucknow to Varanasi Jn
- 04217 Varanasi–Lucknow SpecialAlso runs Varanasi Jn to Lucknow
- 14261 Ekatmata ExpressAlso runs Varanasi Jn to Lucknow
- 22317 Humsafar ExpressAlso runs Varanasi Jn to Lucknow
- 22355 Patliputra–Chandigarh ExpressAlso runs Varanasi Jn to Lucknow
- 04226 Varanasi–Mumbai LTT SpecialAlso runs Varanasi Jn to Lucknow
- 20503 Rajdhani ExpressAlso runs Varanasi Jn to Lucknow
- 20505 Rajdhani ExpressAlso runs Varanasi Jn to Lucknow
- 13035 Upasana ExpressAlso runs Varanasi Jn to Lucknow