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Trains from New Delhi to Salem Jn

New Delhi to Salem Jn is 2,446 km by rail. 3 direct trains run it; the fastest is the 12626 Kerala Superfast Express at 37 hr 27 min. It is also the most punctual, arriving on time (within 15 min) on 55% of days, typically 11 min late. 1 runs every day, leaving between 14:00 and 20:10. When they are waitlisted, a journey with one change takes 37 hr 17 min.

Departures
14:00 – 20:10
Fare from
₹910
Sleeper · estimate
Most punctual
55% on time
12626 Kerala Superfast Express
Daily trains
1 of 3
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Trains and seats

  • 16318Himsagar Express
    14:0042 hr 7 min08:07+2 arrives 2 days later

    NDLS — SA · 2,446 km · Mail/Express

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  • 16788Vaishno Devi Katra–Tirunelveli Express
    14:1041 hr 57 min08:07+2 arrives 2 days later

    NDLS — SA · 2,446 km · Mail/Express

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  • 12626Kerala Superfast Express
    20:1037 hr 27 min09:37+2 arrives 2 days later

    NDLS — SA · 2,446 km · Superfast · fastest

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If the direct trains are full

One change of train · each leg is a separate ticket

  • One change at Bhopal JnBPL
    06:0037 hr 17 min19:17+1 arrives the next day

    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. 80 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 69,743 paired days.

    12646MILLENIUM EXP15:20 — 19:17Superfast

    12644 NZM TVC SF EXP 15:20 — 19:17 on Fri

    12002 often runs late

    NDLS — BPL

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  • One change at Sirpur KaghaznagarSKZR
    20:0037 hr 37 min09:37+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 1,14,236 paired days.

    12626KERALA SF EXP16:10 — 09:37Superfast

    20806 often runs late

    NDLS — SKZR

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    SKZR — SA

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  • One change at Katpadi JnKPD
    20:1038 hr 52 min11:02+2 arrives 2 days later

    1 hr 25 min longer than the fastest direct

    12626KERALA SF EXP20:10 — 06:45Superfast
    Holds 9 in 101 hr 20 min to change at KPD

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,08,683 paired days.

    12675KOVAI SF EXPRESS08:05 — 11:02Superfast

    12675 often runs late

    NDLS — KPD

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    KPD — SA

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Which arrives on time

On time = within 15 min at Salem Jn · year to November 2026

  1. 12626 Kerala Superfast ExpressMost punctual
    typically 11 min late at Salem Jn
    55%
  2. 16318 Himsagar Express
    typically 20 min late at Salem Jn
    38%
  3. 16788 Vaishno Devi Katra–Tirunelveli Express
    typically 20 min late at Salem Jn
    38%
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Fares

Estimated for 2,446 km · exact fare at IRCTC checkout · Sources

Estimated fares by class for the 2,446 km between New Delhi and Salem Jn, priced for a Mail/Express train in General quota.
ClassFareBasis
SL Sleeper₹910observed fares
3E AC 3 economy₹2,268observed fares
3A AC 3 tier₹2,300observed fares
2A AC 2 tier₹3,323observed fares

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

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