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Trains from Kanpur Central to Katihar Jn

Kanpur Central to Katihar Jn is 839 km by rail. 16 direct trains run it; the fastest is the 12424 Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani at 12 hr 30 min. It is also the most punctual, arriving on time (within 15 min) on 65% of days, typically 8 min late. 5 run every day, leaving between 00:30 and 21:40. When they are waitlisted, a journey with one change takes 14 hr.

Departures
00:30 – 21:40
Fare from
₹460
Sleeper · estimate
Most punctual
65% on time
12424 Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani
Daily trains
5 of 16
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Trains and seats

  • 15708Amritsar–Katihar Express
    00:3021 hr 40 min22:10

    CNB — KIR · 924 km · Mail/Express

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  • 19305Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kamakhya Express
    03:5519 hr 15 min23:10

    CNB — KIR · 889 km · Mail/Express

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  • 14038New Delhi–Silchar Express
    05:2014 hr 15 min19:35

    CNB — KIR · 839 km · Mail/Express

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  • 04127Kanpur–Guwahati Special
    08:0020 hr04:00+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 850 km · Mail/Express

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  • 19615Kavi Guru Express
    11:4522 hr 25 min10:10+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 948 km · Mail/Express

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  • 09189Mumbai Central–Katihar Special
    12:3518 hr 55 min07:30+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 855 km · Mail/Express

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  • 12506North East Express
    13:3514 hr 55 min04:30+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 839 km · Superfast

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  • 12488Seemanchal Express
    14:1514 hr 50 min05:05+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 839 km · Superfast

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  • 15484Mahananda Express
    14:5518 hr 15 min09:10+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 843 km · Mail/Express

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  • 15631Barmer–Guwahati Express
    18:5516 hr 10 min11:05+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 840 km · Mail/Express

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  • 15633Bikaner–Guwahati Express
    18:5516 hr 10 min11:05+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 840 km · Mail/Express

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  • 15635Guwahati Express
    19:1021 hr 55 min17:05+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 911 km · Mail/Express

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  • 15667Kamakhya Express
    19:1021 hr 55 min17:05+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 910 km · Mail/Express

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  • 12424Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani
    21:0512 hr 30 min09:35+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 839 km · Rajdhani · fastest

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  • 15706Champaran Humsafar
    21:4020 hr 55 min18:35+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 983 km · Mail/Express

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  • 22412Arunachal Express
    21:4016 hr13:40+1 arrives the next day

    CNB — KIR · 851 km · Superfast

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If the direct trains are full

One change of train · each leg is a separate ticket

  • One change at Prayagraj JnPRYJ
    19:3514 hr09:35+1 arrives the next day

    1 hr 30 min longer than the fastest direct

    12941PARASNATH EXP19:35 — 22:05Superfast

    12937 HWH GARBHA EXP 19:35 — 22:05 on Sun

    Holds 8 in 101 hr 5 min to change at PRYJ — tight

    Holds about 8 times in 10 here. 80 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 1,04,056 paired days.

    12424DBRT RAJDHANI23:10 — 09:35Rajdhani

    12941 often runs late

    CNB — PRYJ

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    PRYJ — KIR

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  • One change at Prayagraj JnPRYJ
    19:1214 hr 23 min09:35+1 arrives the next day

    1 hr 53 min longer than the fastest direct

    22416VANDE BHARAT EXP19:12 — 21:11Shatabdi
    Holds 10 in 101 hr 59 min to change at PRYJ

    Holds about 19 times in 20 here. Measured on 1,04,056 paired days.

    12424DBRT RAJDHANI23:10 — 09:35Rajdhani

    22416 often runs late

    CNB — PRYJ

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  • One change at Prayagraj JnPRYJ
    18:5514 hr 40 min09:35+1 arrives the next day

    2 hr 10 min longer than the fastest direct

    12947AZIMABAD EXP18:55 — 21:25Superfast

    15631 BME GHY EXPRESS 18:55 — 21:25 on Mon

    Holds 9 in 101 hr 45 min to change at PRYJ

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,04,056 paired days.

    12424DBRT RAJDHANI23:10 — 09:35Rajdhani

    12947 often runs late

    CNB — PRYJ

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Which arrives on time

On time = within 15 min at Katihar Jn · year to September 2026 · 15 of 16 trains tracked

  1. typically 8 min late at Katihar Jn
    65%
  2. typically 10 min late at Katihar Jn
    60%
  3. typically 11 min late at Katihar Jn
    58%
  4. typically 10 min late at Katihar Jn
    56%
  5. typically 11 min late at Katihar Jn
    53%

Runs late more often than not

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Fares

Estimated for 839 km · exact fare at IRCTC checkout · Sources

Estimated fares by class for the 839 km between Kanpur Central and Katihar Jn, priced for a Mail/Express train in General quota.
ClassFareBasis
SL Sleeper₹460observed fares
3E AC 3 economy₹1,113observed fares
3A AC 3 tier₹1,197observed fares
2A AC 2 tier₹1,701observed fares
1A AC first class₹2,835observed fares

One adult, General quota, Mail/Express pricing · not every train carries every class

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