20872 VANDE BHARAT EXP
20872 VANDE BHARAT EXP is a shatabdi service from Rourkela (ROU) to Howrah Jn (HWH). It covers 413 km in 6 hr 20 min, calling at 5 stations. It runs on Daily except Tue.
Shatabdi · 413 km · 6 hr 20 min · 5 stops · Daily except Tue
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Rourkela (ROU) to Howrah Jn (HWH). 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 | Rourkela ROU | — | 13:30 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Chakradharpur CKP | 14:46 | 14:48 | 2 min | 1 | 102 |
| 3 | Tatanagar Jn TATA | 15:45 | 15:50 | 5 min | 1 | 164 |
| 4 | Kharagpur Jn KGP | 17:48 | 17:50 | 2 min | 1 | 298 |
| 5 | Howrah Jn HWH | 19:50 | — | — | 1 | 413 |
Longest halts
Where 20872 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.
- Tatanagar Jn TATA5 min · arrives 15:45, departs 15:50
Stations on the 20872 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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