Trains from Lucknow to Bhopal Jn
6 direct trains · 584 km · fastest 9 hr 30 min on the 12597 ANTYODAYA EXP
Check live seats and faresLucknow (LKO) to Bhopal Jn (BPL)Trains and seats
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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
6 ways to Bhopal Jn with one change of train, on the date chosen above.
- One change at Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)VGLJ22:359 hr 50 min08:25+1 arrives the next day
about as quick as the fastest direct
1 hr 3 min to change at VGLJ — tightHolds about 8 times in 10 here. 133 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 1,81,205 paired days.
12184 often runs late
LKO — VGLJ
Checking seatsVGLJ — BPL
Checking seats - One change at Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)VGLJ22:359 hr 50 min08:25+1 arrives the next day
about as quick as the fastest direct
1 hr 3 min to change at VGLJ — tightHolds about 8 times in 10 here. 133 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 1,81,205 paired days.
12184 often runs late
LKO — VGLJ
Checking seatsVGLJ — BPL
Checking seats - One change at Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)VGLJ13:359 hr 55 min23:30
about as quick as the fastest direct
1 hr 45 min to change at VGLJ — comfortableHolds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 94,201 paired days.
12597 often runs late
LKO — VGLJ
Checking seatsVGLJ — BPL
Checking seats - One change at Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)VGLJ13:359 hr 55 min23:30
about as quick as the fastest direct
1 hr 45 min to change at VGLJ — comfortableHolds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 94,201 paired days.
12597 often runs late
LKO — VGLJ
Checking seatsVGLJ — BPL
Checking seats - One change at Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)VGLJ13:359 hr 55 min23:30
about as quick as the fastest direct
1 hr 45 min to change at VGLJ — comfortableHolds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 94,201 paired days.
12597 often runs late
LKO — VGLJ
Checking seatsVGLJ — BPL
Checking seats - One change at Bina JnBINA19:1510 hr 5 min05:20+1 arrives the next day
35 min longer than the fastest direct
1 hr 2 min to change at BINA — tightHolds about 8 times in 10 here. 115 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 46,860 paired days.
20413 often runs late
LKO — BINA
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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 Bhopal Jn within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to August 2026, from our delay history. 6 of 6 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.
- 12174 UDYOG NAGRI EXPMost punctualtypically 10 min late at Bhopal Jn60%
- typically 7 min late at Bhopal Jn55%
- typically 15 min late at Bhopal Jn51%
- typically 22 min late at Bhopal Jn35%
- typically 39 min late at Bhopal Jn19%
Runs late more often than not
- 12597 ANTYODAYA EXP — arrives on time only 6% of the time, typically 116 min late
Fares
Estimated from the published tables for 584 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.
| Class | Fare | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| SL Sleeper | ₹380 | from observed fares |
| 3E AC 3 economy | ₹914 | from observed fares |
| 3A AC 3 tier | ₹982 | from observed fares |
| 2A AC 2 tier | ₹1,376 | from observed fares |
| 1A AC first class | ₹2,273 | from observed fares |
One adult, General quota, for the 584 km of this route, priced as a Superfast — the category 4 of the 6 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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