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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
61%
usually 10 min late
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Route and stops

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Scheduled stops of 20401 Varanasi–Lucknow Superfast Express, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#StationArrivesDepartsHaltDayKm
1Varanasi Jn BSB—05:40—10
2Shiupur SOP05:5505:561 min16
3Pindra Road PDRD06:1006:111 min124
4Jalalganj JLL06:2506:261 min139
5Jaunpur City JOP06:4906:512 min157
6Sarai Harkhu SVZ07:0607:071 min177
7Sri Krishna Nagar SKN07:1707:181 min185
8Lambhua LBA07:4407:451 min1121
9Sultanpur Jn SLN08:0208:042 min1143
10Musafirkhana MFKA08:2808:291 min1175
11Mah Bijli Pasi MBLP08:4208:442 min1194
12Lucknow LKO10:10——1283

How reliably 20401 runs

61% arrive on time at the destination
typically 10 min late · 69% on time across the route

From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.

  • Varanasi Jn
    usually on time
    93%
  • Shiupur
    typically 4 min late
    91%
  • Pindra Road
    typically 5 min late
    91%
  • Jalalganj
    typically 7 min late
    88%
  • Jaunpur City
    typically 10 min late
    71%
  • Sarai Harkhu
    typically 11 min late
    70%
  • Sri Krishna Nagar
    typically 12 min late
    65%
  • Lambhua
    typically 13 min late · 3% over an hour
    57%
  • Sultanpur Jn
    typically 15 min late · 4% over an hour
    50%
  • Musafirkhana
    typically 15 min late · 4% over an hour
    50%
  • Lucknow
    typically 10 min late · 8% over an hour
    61%
  • Nihalgarh
    typically 20 min late · 5% over an hour
    38%

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 87% around October. A year-round average hides that.

Runs latest on Fridays (57% on time), best on Sundays (85%).

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Stations on the 20401 route