20831 MAHIMAGOSAIN EX
20831 MAHIMAGOSAIN EX is a superfast service from Shalimar (SHM) to Sambalpur (SBP). It covers 669 km in 11 hr 15 min, calling at 12 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Mon, Wed, Fri.
Superfast · 669 km · 11 hr 15 min · 12 stops · Mon, Wed, Fri
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Shalimar (SHM) to Sambalpur (SBP). 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 | Shalimar SHM | — | 21:20 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Santragachi Jn SRC | 21:35 | 21:37 | 2 min | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Kharagpur Jn KGP | 23:03 | 23:08 | 5 min | 1 | 113 |
| 4 | Balasore BLS | 00:33 | 00:35 | 2 min | 2 | 232 |
| 5 | Bhadrakh BHC | 01:15 | 01:17 | 2 min | 2 | 294 |
| 6 | Jajpur Keonjhar Road JJKR | 01:53 | 01:55 | 2 min | 2 | 337 |
| 7 | Dhenkanal DNKL | 03:40 | 03:42 | 2 min | 2 | 442 |
| 8 | Talcher TLHR | 04:30 | 04:50 | 20 min | 2 | 494 |
| 9 | Angul ANGL | 05:13 | 05:15 | 2 min | 2 | 513 |
| 10 | Boinda BONA | 06:00 | 06:02 | 2 min | 2 | 551 |
| 11 | Rairakhol RAIR | 06:40 | 06:42 | 2 min | 2 | 598 |
| 12 | Sambalpur SBP | 08:35 | — | — | 2 | 669 |
Longest halts
Where 20831 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.
- Talcher TLHR20 min · arrives 04:30, departs 04:50
- Kharagpur Jn KGP5 min · arrives 23:03, departs 23:08
Stations on the 20831 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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