Trains from Madurai Jn to Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)

5 direct trains · 2,278 km · fastest 35 hr on the 12651 NZM S KRANTI EXP

Check live seats and faresMadurai Jn (MDU) to Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) (VGLJ)

Trains and seats

12641TIRUKKURAL EXP
00:5535 hr 10 min12:05+1 arrives the next day
MDU — VGLJ · 2,278 km · Superfast
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12651NZM S KRANTI EXP
01:0535 hr12:05+1 arrives the next day
MDU — VGLJ · 2,278 km · Superfast · fastest
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16787TEN SVDK EXPRESS
20:3040 hr 55 min13:25+2 arrives 2 days later
MDU — VGLJ · 2,405 km · Mail/Express
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01928MDU CNB SF SPL
23:3542 hr 30 min18:05+2 arrives 2 days later
MDU — VGLJ · 2,443 km · Superfast
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20493MDU CDG SF EXP
23:4038 hr 45 min14:25+2 arrives 2 days later
MDU — VGLJ · 2,373 km · Superfast
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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

9 ways to Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) with one change of train, on the date chosen above.

One change at BalharshahBPQ
12:1035 hr 56 min00:06+2 arrives 2 days later
56 min longer than the fastest direct
22631ANUVRAT SF EXP12:10 — 10:10Superfast
1 hr to change at BPQ — comfortable
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 28,894 paired days.
20805AP EXPRESS11:10 — 00:06Superfast
20805 often runs late
MDU — BPQ
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BPQ — VGLJ
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One change at BalharshahBPQ
12:1036 hr 6 min00:16+2 arrives 2 days later
1 hr 6 min longer than the fastest direct
22631ANUVRAT SF EXP12:10 — 10:10Superfast
2 hr 5 min to change at BPQ — comfortable
Almost always holds here. Measured on 28,894 paired days.
22691RAJDHANI EXP12:15 — 00:16Rajdhani
MDU — BPQ
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BPQ — VGLJ
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One change at KhammamKMT
12:1036 hr 16 min00:26+2 arrives 2 days later
1 hr 16 min longer than the fastest direct
22631ANUVRAT SF EXP12:10 — 04:19Superfast
1 hr 1 min to change at KMT — comfortable
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 2,38,929 paired days.
12621TAMILNADU SF EXP05:20 — 00:26Superfast
22631 often runs late
MDU — KMT
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KMT — VGLJ
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One change at Dindigul JnDG
23:4036 hr 25 min12:05+2 arrives 2 days later
1 hr 25 min longer than the fastest direct
20493MDU CDG SF EXP23:40 — 00:35Superfast
1 hr 25 min to change at DG — comfortable
Almost always holds here. Measured on 3,05,346 paired days.
12641TIRUKKURAL EXP02:00 — 12:05Superfast
20493 often runs late
MDU — DG
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DG — VGLJ
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One change at Dindigul JnDG
23:3536 hr 30 min12:05+2 arrives 2 days later
1 hr 30 min longer than the fastest direct
01928MDU CNB SF SPL23:35 — 00:43Superfast
1 hr 17 min to change at DG — comfortable
Almost always holds here. Measured on 3,05,346 paired days.
12641TIRUKKURAL EXP02:00 — 12:05Superfast
12641 often runs late
MDU — DG
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DG — VGLJ
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One change at Villupuram JnVM
23:3536 hr 30 min12:05+2 arrives 2 days later
1 hr 30 min longer than the fastest direct
02121MDU JBP SF SPL23:35 — 04:40Superfast
1 hr 5 min to change at VM — comfortable
Almost always holds here. Measured on 4,93,752 paired days.
12651NZM S KRANTI EXP05:45 — 12:05Superfast
12651 often runs late
MDU — VM
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VM — VGLJ
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One change at AriyalurALU
23:3036 hr 35 min12:05+2 arrives 2 days later
1 hr 35 min longer than the fastest direct
12694PEARL CITY EXP23:30 — 02:49Superfast
1 hr 17 min to change at ALU — comfortable
Almost always holds here. Measured on 16,821 paired days.
12651NZM S KRANTI EXP04:06 — 12:05Superfast
12651 often runs late
MDU — ALU
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ALU — VGLJ
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One change at Bhopal JnBPL
01:0537 hr 55 min15:00+1 arrives the next day
2 hr 55 min longer than the fastest direct
12651NZM S KRANTI EXP01:05 — 08:15Superfast
2 hr 30 min to change at BPL — comfortable
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,11,967 paired days.
01923HDP VGLJ SPL10:45 — 15:00Mail/Express
01923 often runs late
MDU — BPL
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One change at Salem JnSA
11:1040 hr 25 min03:35+2 arrives 2 days later
5 hr 25 min longer than the fastest direct
16340NCJ LTT EXPRESS11:10 — 15:40Mail/Express
2 hr 20 min to change at SA — comfortable
Almost always holds here. Measured on 29,256 paired days.
12512RAPTISAGAR SF EX18:00 — 03:35Superfast
16340 often runs late
MDU — SA
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SA — VGLJ
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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 Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to September 2026, from our delay history. 4 of 5 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.

16787 TEN SVDK EXPRESSMost punctual
typically 3 min late at Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)
81%
20493 MDU CDG SF EXP
typically 15 min late at Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)
50%
12651 NZM S KRANTI EXP
typically 19 min late at Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)
39%
12641 TIRUKKURAL EXP
typically 23 min late at Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi)
33%

How we grade this

Fares

Estimated from the published tables for 2,278 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.

Estimated fares by class for the 2,278 km between Madurai Jn and Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi), priced for a Superfast train in General quota.
Class	Fare	Basis
SL Sleeper	₹905	from observed fares
3E AC 3 economy	₹2,205	from observed fares
3A AC 3 tier	₹2,273	from observed fares
2A AC 2 tier	₹3,255	from observed fares
1A AC first class	₹5,481	from observed fares

One adult, General quota, for the 2,278 km of this route, priced as a Superfast — the category 4 of the 5 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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