Trains from New Delhi to Kollam Jn

4 direct trains · 2,968 km · fastest 47 hr 32 min on the 12218 KERLA S KRNTI SF

Check live seats and faresNew Delhi (NDLS) to Kollam Jn (QLN)

Trains and seats

12218KERLA S KRNTI SF
13:1047 hr 32 min12:42+2 arrives 2 days later
NDLS — QLN · 3,091 km · Superfast · fastest
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12484ASR KCVL SF EXP
13:1047 hr 32 min12:42+2 arrives 2 days later
NDLS — QLN · 3,091 km · Superfast
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16318HIMSAGAR EXP
14:0052 hr 12 min18:12+2 arrives 2 days later
NDLS — QLN · 2,968 km · Mail/Express
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12626KERALA SF EXP
20:1047 hr 50 min20:00+2 arrives 2 days later
NDLS — QLN · 2,969 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

4 ways to Kollam Jn with one change of train, on the date chosen above.

One change at SuratST
16:5547 hr 7 min16:02+2 arrives 2 days later
quicker than every direct train
12952MMCT TEJAS RAJ16:55 — 05:13Rajdhani
Holds 9 in 101 hr 49 min to change at ST
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 2,79,802 paired days.
19578JAM TEN EXP07:02 — 16:02Mail/Express
20910 PBR TVCN SF EXP 07:02 — 16:02 on Thu
19578 often runs late
NDLS — ST
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ST — QLN
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One change at Bhopal JnBPL
06:0047 hr 7 min05:07+2 arrives 2 days later
quicker than every direct train
12002SHATABDI EXPRES06:00 — 14:12Shatabdi
Holds 9 in 101 hr 8 min to change at BPL — tight
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. 84 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 69,743 paired days.
12644NZM TVC SF EXP15:20 — 05:07Superfast
12644 often runs late
NDLS — BPL
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One change at Shoranur JnSRR
13:1047 hr 10 min12:20+2 arrives 2 days later
quicker than every direct train
12484ASR KCVL SF EXP13:10 — 06:20Superfast
Almost always holds1 hr 15 min to change at SRR
Almost always holds here. Measured on 2,18,383 paired days.
12081TVC JANSHATABDI07:35 — 12:20Shatabdi
12484 often runs late
NDLS — SRR
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One change at Sirpur KaghaznagarSKZR
20:0048 hr20:00+2 arrives 2 days later
about as quick as the fastest direct
20806AP EXPRESS20:00 — 14:59Superfast
Holds 9 in 101 hr 11 min to change at SKZR
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,06,042 paired days.
12626KERALA SF EXP16:10 — 20:00Superfast
12626 often runs late
NDLS — SKZR
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SKZR — QLN
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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 Kollam Jn within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to September 2026, from our delay history. 4 of 4 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.

16318 HIMSAGAR EXPMost punctual
typically 18 min late at Kollam Jn
42%
12626 KERALA SF EXP
typically 26 min late at Kollam Jn
29%
12218 KERLA S KRNTI SF
typically 34 min late at Kollam Jn
22%
12484 ASR KCVL SF EXP
typically 40 min late at Kollam Jn
19%

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Fares

Estimated from the published tables for 2,968 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.

Estimated fares by class for the 2,968 km between New Delhi and Kollam Jn, priced for a Superfast train in General quota.
Class	Fare	Basis
SL Sleeper	₹1,030	from observed fares
3A AC 3 tier	₹2,557	from observed fares
3E AC 3 economy	₹2,636	from observed fares
2A AC 2 tier	₹3,691	from observed fares
1A AC first class	₹6,237	from observed fares

One adult, General quota, for the 2,968 km of this route, priced as a Superfast — the category 3 of the 4 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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