Trains from Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) to Madurai Jn

5 direct trains · 2,271 km · fastest 36 hr 12 min on the 12642 TIRUKKURAL EXP

Check live seats and faresVirangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) (VGLJ) to Madurai Jn (MDU)

Trains and seats

12642TIRUKKURAL EXP
11:3336 hr 12 min23:45+1 arrives the next day
VGLJ — MDU · 2,271 km · Superfast · fastest
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12652MDU S KRANTI EXP
11:3336 hr 32 min00:05+2 arrives 2 days later
VGLJ — MDU · 2,271 km · Superfast
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01927CNB MDU FEST SPL
16:5040 hr 40 min09:30+2 arrives 2 days later
VGLJ — MDU · 2,437 km · Mail/Express
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20494CDG MDU SF EXP
22:0339 hr 37 min13:40+2 arrives 2 days later
VGLJ — MDU · 2,365 km · Superfast
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16788SVDK TEN EXPRES
22:2840 hr 47 min15:15+2 arrives 2 days later
VGLJ — MDU · 2,398 km · Mail/Express
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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 Madurai Jn with one change of train, on the date chosen above.

One change at Mgr Chennai CtrMAS
20:5033 hr 50 min06:40+2 arrives 2 days later
quicker than every direct train
12270MAS DURONTO EXP20:50 — 20:50Rajdhani
1 hr 40 min to change at MAS — comfortable
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,57,747 paired days.
20601MAS BDNK SF EXP22:30 — 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
12612MAS GARIB RATH20:15 — 21:00Rail Motor
1 hr 30 min to change at MAS — comfortable
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,57,747 paired days.
20601MAS BDNK SF EXP22:30 — 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
12434NZM MAS RAJDHANI20:15 — 20:50Rajdhani
1 hr 40 min to change at MAS — comfortable
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 1,57,747 paired days.
20601MAS BDNK SF EXP22:30 — 06:40Superfast
20601 often runs late
VGLJ — MAS
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MAS — MDU
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One change at Chennai EgmoreMS
11:3336 hr 37 min00:10+2 arrives 2 days later
about as quick as the fastest direct
12652MDU S KRANTI EXP11:33 — 15:55Superfast
1 hr 5 min to change at MS — comfortable
Almost always holds here. Measured on 21,962 paired days.
16101MS QLN EXPRESS17:00 — 00:10Mail/Express
VGLJ — MS
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MS — MDU
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One change at Gudur JnGDR
01:3837 hr 37 min15:15+1 arrives the next day
1 hr 25 min longer than the fastest direct
12626KERALA SF EXP01:38 — 02:33Superfast
1 hr 57 min to change at GDR — comfortable
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 47,400 paired days.
06004BSBS CAPE SPL04:30 — 15:15Mail/Express
12626 often runs late
VGLJ — GDR
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GDR — 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 SF EXP01:38 — 10:45Superfast
3 hr 15 min to change at ED — comfortable
Typically 9 min late here, still leaving about 166 min to change.
16845ERODE - SENGOTTAI EXPRESS14:00 — 17:55Mail/Express
both trains usually run on time
VGLJ — ED
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ED — MDU
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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 Madurai Jn within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to August 2026, from our delay history. 3 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.

12642 TIRUKKURAL EXPMost punctual
typically 4 min late at Madurai Jn
76%
20494 CDG MDU SF EXP
usually on time at Madurai Jn
76%
16788 SVDK TEN EXPRES
usually on time at Madurai Jn
76%

How we grade this

Fares

Estimated from the published tables for 2,271 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.

Estimated fares by class for the 2,271 km between Virangana Lakshmibai(Jhanshi) and Madurai Jn, 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	₹2,268	from observed fares
2A AC 2 tier	₹3,250	from observed fares
1A AC first class	₹5,476	from observed fares

One adult, General quota, for the 2,271 km of this route, priced as a Superfast — the category 3 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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