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20872 Vande Bharat Express

Shatabdi · 414 km · 6 hr 20 min · 5 stops · Daily except Tue

Departs
13:30
Rourkela
Arrives
19:50
Howrah Jn
Journey
6 hr 20 min
414 km · 5 stops
Runs
Daily except Tue
On time
51%
usually 14 min late
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Route and stops

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Scheduled stops of 20872 Vande Bharat Express, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#StationArrivesDepartsHaltDayKm
1Rourkela ROU—13:30—10
2Chakradharpur CKP14:4614:482 min1101
3Tatanagar Jn TATA15:4515:505 min1163
4Kharagpur Jn KGP17:4817:502 min1298
5Howrah Jn HWH19:50——1414

How reliably 20872 runs

51% arrive on time at the destination
typically 14 min late · 54% on time across the route

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

  • Rourkela
    usually on time
    95%
  • Chakradharpur
    typically 10 min late
    68%
  • Tatanagar Jn
    typically 25 min late · 9% over an hour
    30%
  • Kharagpur Jn
    typically 28 min late · 14% over an hour
    27%
  • Howrah Jn
    typically 14 min late · 14% over an hour
    51%

When it runs late

Roughest January, February, March, April, September, November and December: in March it typically runs 45 min late and reaches Howrah Jn on time only 19% of the time — against 79% around August. A year-round average hides that.

Runs latest on Thursdays (29% on time), best on Sundays (61%).

Longest halts

  • Tatanagar Jn TATA5 min · arrives 15:45, departs 15:50

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Stations on the 20872 route