Trains from Howrah Jn to Kanpur Central
11 direct trains · 997 km · fastest 11 hr 55 min on the 12301 RAJDHANI EXPRES
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- 12301RAJDHANI EXPRES16:5011 hr 55 min04:45+1 arrives the next day
HWH — CNB · 1,008 km · Rajdhani · fastest
Checking seats - 03007HWH KWP SPECIAL18:0020 hr 30 min14:30+1 arrives the next day
HWH — CNB · 1,091 km · Mail/Express
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RAC is not a confirmed berth and a waitlist number is not a seat. Fares are our estimate from the published tables, confirmed at IRCTC checkout — never a quote.
If the direct trains are full
4 ways to Kanpur Central with one change of train, on the date chosen above.
- One change at Asansol JnASN15:5012 hr 55 min04:45+1 arrives the next day
1 hr longer than the fastest direct
1 hr 5 min to change at ASN — tightHolds about 9 times in 10 here. 84 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 13,065 paired days.
22347 often runs late
HWH — ASN
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Checking seats - One change at DurgapurDGR15:5013 hr 25 min05:15+1 arrives the next day
1 hr 30 min longer than the fastest direct
1 hr 22 min to change at DGR — comfortableHolds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,99,779 paired days.
HWH — DGR
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Checking seats - One change at Prayagraj JnPRYJ16:5013 hr 35 min06:25+1 arrives the next day
1 hr 40 min longer than the fastest direct
1 hr 22 min to change at PRYJ — tightHolds about 9 times in 10 here. 85 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 99,265 paired days.
12349 often runs late
HWH — PRYJ
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Checking seats - One change at Prayagraj JnPRYJ16:5013 hr 45 min06:35+1 arrives the next day
1 hr 50 min longer than the fastest direct
1 hr 42 min to change at PRYJ — comfortableHolds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 99,265 paired days.
12817 often runs late
HWH — PRYJ
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Each leg is a separate ticket on its own PNR, booked separately — and the second one is only worth buying once the first is confirmed.
Which of these arrives on time
The share of days each train has reached Kanpur Central within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to August 2026, from our delay history. 9 of 11 trains on this route have enough of a record to rank; the rest we have not tracked enough to say. A booked timetable is a promise — this is what has actually happened.
- 12305 RAJDHANI EXPRESMost punctualtypically 12 min late at Kanpur Central55%
- typically 14 min late at Kanpur Central51%
- typically 19 min late at Kanpur Central39%
- typically 23 min late at Kanpur Central33%
- typically 24 min late at Kanpur Central31%
Runs late more often than not
- 12323 HWH BME EXP — arrives on time only 17% of the time, typically 43 min late
- 12303 POORVA EXPRESS — arrives on time only 19% of the time, typically 40 min late
- 12307 HWH JU EXPRESS — arrives on time only 29% of the time, typically 26 min late
Fares
Estimated from the published tables for 997 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.
| Class | Fare | Basis |
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| SL Sleeper | ₹540 | from observed fares |
| 3E AC 3 economy | ₹1,281 | from observed fares |
| 3A AC 3 tier | ₹1,381 | from observed fares |
| 2A AC 2 tier | ₹1,937 | from observed fares |
| 1A AC first class | ₹3,234 | from observed fares |
One adult, General quota, for the 997 km of this route, priced as a Superfast — the category 6 of the 11 trains above belong to. Which classes a particular train actually carries is not in our timetable, so this is what the distance costs in each class rather than a list of what is on any one train; the seat check below reads the real classes live. Every figure is an estimate confirmed at IRCTC checkout, never a quote, and flexi-fare trains are priced at the floor because occupancy pricing cannot be known before booking.
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