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Trains from Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) to Madurai Jn

Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) to Madurai Jn is 2,269 km by rail. 5 direct trains run it; the fastest is the 12642 Tirukkural Express at 36 hr 12 min. It is also the most punctual, arriving on time (within 15 min) on 76% of days, typically 4 min late. None runs every day, leaving between 11:33 and 22:28. When they are waitlisted, a journey with one change takes 33 hr 50 min.

Departures
11:33 – 22:28
Fare from
₹905
Sleeper · estimate
Most punctual
76% on time
12642 Tirukkural Express
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  • 12642Tirukkural Express
    11:3336 hr 12 min23:45+1 arrives the next day

    VGLJ — MDU · 2,269 km · Superfast · fastest

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  • 12652Madurai Sampark Kranti Express
    11:3336 hr 32 min00:05+2 arrives 2 days later

    VGLJ — MDU · 2,269 km · Superfast

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  • 01925Kanpur–Madurai Special
    12:4542 hr 30 min07:15+2 arrives 2 days later

    VGLJ — MDU · 2,272 km · Mail/Express

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  • 20494Chandigarh–Madurai Superfast Express
    22:0339 hr 37 min13:40+2 arrives 2 days later

    VGLJ — MDU · 2,365 km · Superfast

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  • 16788Vaishno Devi Katra–Tirunelveli Express
    22:2840 hr 47 min15:15+2 arrives 2 days later

    VGLJ — MDU · 2,396 km · Mail/Express

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If the direct trains are full

One change of train · each leg is a separate ticket

  • One change at Mgr Chennai CtrMAS
    20:5033 hr 50 min06:40+2 arrives 2 days later

    quicker than every direct train

    12270Chennai Duronto Express20:50 — 20:50Rajdhani
    Holds 9 in 101 hr 40 min to change at MAS

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,60,642 paired days.

    20601Chennai–Bodinayakkanur Superfast Express22:30 — 06:40Superfast

    12270 often runs late

    VGLJ — MAS

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    MAS — MDU

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  • One change at Mgr Chennai CtrMAS
    20:1534 hr 25 min06:40+2 arrives 2 days later

    quicker than every direct train

    12612Chennai Garib Rath20:15 — 21:00Garib Rath
    Holds 9 in 101 hr 30 min to change at MAS

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,60,642 paired days.

    20601Chennai–Bodinayakkanur Superfast Express22:30 — 06:40Superfast

    20601 often runs late

    VGLJ — MAS

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    MAS — MDU

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  • One change at Mgr Chennai CtrMAS
    20:1534 hr 25 min06:40+2 arrives 2 days later

    quicker than every direct train

    12434Hazrat Nizamuddin–Chennai Rajdhani20:15 — 20:50Rajdhani
    Holds 9 in 101 hr 40 min to change at MAS

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. This train arrives a median 19 min early, against 5 min late for the junction's typical arrival. Measured on 1,60,642 paired days.

    20601Chennai–Bodinayakkanur Superfast Express22:30 — 06:40Superfast

    20601 often runs late

    VGLJ — MAS

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    MAS — MDU

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  • One change at Chennai EgmoreMS
    11:3337 hr 12 min00:45+2 arrives 2 days later

    1 hr longer than the fastest direct

    12652Madurai Sampark Kranti Express11:33 — 15:55Superfast

    12642 Tirukkural Express 11:33 — 15:55 on Mon and Sat

    Almost always holds1 hr 25 min to change at MS

    Almost always holds here. Measured on 24,216 paired days.

    12633Kanyakumari Express17:20 — 00:45Superfast

    VGLJ — MS

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    MS — MDU

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  • One change at Salem JnSA
    11:2338 hr 52 min02:15+2 arrives 2 days later

    2 hr 40 min longer than the fastest direct

    12644Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Superfast Express11:23 — 19:17Superfast
    Almost always holds2 hr 48 min to change at SA

    Almost always holds here. Measured on 54,164 paired days.

    17235Nagercoil Express22:05 — 02:15Mail/Express

    12644 often runs late

    VGLJ — SA

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    SA — MDU

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  • One change at Erode JnED
    01:3840 hr 17 min17:55+1 arrives the next day

    4 hr 5 min longer than the fastest direct

    12626Kerala Superfast Express01:38 — 10:45Superfast
    Usually holds3 hr 15 min to change at ED

    Typically 9 min late here, still leaving about 167 min to change.

    16845Erode – Sengottai Express14:00 — 17:55Mail/Express

    VGLJ — ED

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Which arrives on time

On time = within 15 min at Madurai Jn · year to August 2026 · 3 of 5 trains tracked

  1. 12642 Tirukkural ExpressMost punctual
    typically 4 min late at Madurai Jn
    76%
  2. 20494 Chandigarh–Madurai Superfast Express
    usually on time at Madurai Jn
    76%
  3. 16788 Vaishno Devi Katra–Tirunelveli Express
    usually on time at Madurai Jn
    76%
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Fares

Estimated for 2,269 km · exact fare at IRCTC checkout · Sources

Estimated fares by class for the 2,269 km between Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) and Madurai Jn, priced for a Superfast train in General quota.
ClassFareBasis
SL Sleeper₹905observed fares
3E AC 3 economy₹2,200observed fares
3A AC 3 tier₹2,268observed fares
2A AC 2 tier₹3,250observed fares
1A AC first class₹5,471observed fares

One adult, General quota, Superfast pricing · not every train carries every class

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