20494 CDG MDU SF EXP
20494 CDG MDU SF EXP is a superfast service from Chandigarh (CDG) to Madurai Jn (MDU). It covers 3,101 km in 53 hr 35 min, calling at 31 stations and spending 2 nights on board. It runs on Mon, Fri.
Superfast · 3,101 km · 53 hr 35 min · 31 stops · Mon, Fri
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Chandigarh (CDG) to Madurai Jn (MDU). 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 | Chandigarh CDG | — | 08:05 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ambala Cant Jn UMB | 08:45 | 08:55 | 10 min | 1 | 68 |
| 3 | Yamunanagar Jagadhri YJUD | 09:35 | 09:40 | 5 min | 1 | 119 |
| 4 | Saharanpur SRE | 10:17 | 10:35 | 18 min | 1 | 149 |
| 5 | Muzaffarnagar MOZ | 11:30 | 11:32 | 2 min | 1 | 207 |
| 6 | Meerut City Jn MTC | 12:13 | 12:15 | 2 min | 1 | 263 |
| 7 | Ghaziabad GZB | 13:04 | 13:06 | 2 min | 1 | 310 |
| 8 | Hazrat Nizamuddin NZM | 14:00 | 14:15 | 15 min | 1 | 333 |
| 9 | Faridabad FDB | 14:32 | 14:34 | 2 min | 1 | 354 |
| 10 | Agra Cantt AGC | 16:50 | 16:55 | 5 min | 1 | 520 |
| 11 | Gwalior Jn GWL | 19:40 | 19:42 | 2 min | 1 | 639 |
| 12 | Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) VGLJ | 21:55 | 22:03 | 8 min | 1 | 736 |
| 13 | Bhopal Jn BPL | 02:10 | 02:20 | 10 min | 2 | 1,027 |
| 14 | Nagpur NGP | 09:00 | 09:05 | 5 min | 2 | 1,415 |
| 15 | Sevagram SEGM | 10:00 | 10:02 | 2 min | 2 | 1,492 |
| 16 | Chandrapur Maharashtra CD | 11:37 | 11:39 | 2 min | 2 | 1,613 |
| 17 | Balharshah BPQ | 13:00 | 13:05 | 5 min | 2 | 1,627 |
| 18 | Ramagundam RDM | 14:52 | 14:53 | 1 min | 2 | 1,768 |
| 19 | Warangal WL | 16:09 | 16:10 | 1 min | 2 | 1,869 |
| 20 | Vijayawada Jn BZA | 20:30 | 20:40 | 10 min | 2 | 2,076 |
| 21 | Perambur (Chennai) PER | 03:25 | 03:30 | 5 min | 3 | 2,506 |
| 22 | Arakkonam AJJ | 04:28 | 04:30 | 2 min | 3 | 2,569 |
| 23 | Katpadi Jn KPD | 05:20 | 05:30 | 10 min | 3 | 2,630 |
| 24 | Ambur AB | 06:08 | 06:10 | 2 min | 3 | 2,682 |
| 25 | Vaniyambadi VN | 06:23 | 06:25 | 2 min | 3 | 2,698 |
| 26 | Jolarpettai JTJ | 07:15 | 07:20 | 5 min | 3 | 2,713 |
| 27 | Salem Jn SA | 08:57 | 09:00 | 3 min | 3 | 2,833 |
| 28 | Erode Jn ED | 10:00 | 10:10 | 10 min | 3 | 2,896 |
| 29 | Karur KRR | 11:08 | 11:10 | 2 min | 3 | 2,961 |
| 30 | Dindigul Jn DG | 12:12 | 12:15 | 3 min | 3 | 3,035 |
| 31 | Madurai Jn MDU | 13:40 | — | — | 3 | 3,101 |
Longest halts
Where 20494 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.
- Saharanpur SRE18 min · arrives 10:17, departs 10:35
- Hazrat Nizamuddin NZM15 min · arrives 14:00, departs 14:15
- Ambala Cant Jn UMB10 min · arrives 08:45, departs 08:55
- Bhopal Jn BPL10 min · arrives 02:10, departs 02:20
- Vijayawada Jn BZA10 min · arrives 20:30, departs 20:40
- Katpadi Jn KPD10 min · arrives 05:20, departs 05:30
Stations on the 20494 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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