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12840 Chennai Central–Howrah Mail train timings

Chennai Central (MAS) → Howrah Jn (HWH) · departs 11:45 PM, arrives 4:00 AM (day 3) · 36 stops · 1663 km · 28 h 15 min.

11:45 PM

MAS · Chennai Central

Day 1

28 h 15 min

36 stops · 1663 km

4:00 AM⁺²

Howrah Jn · HWH

Day 3

Runs onMTWTFSScheck on NTES

ClassesSL3A2A1ACC2Savailability on IRCTC

Live status · 12840

Where is Chennai Central–Howrah Mail right now?

Not running now

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Sharing from your browser is anonymous and stops when you close this page; only the train's aggregated position is kept, for 45 minutes.Official running status: NTES

Departs

11:45 PM

Chennai Central

Arrives

4:00 AM

Howrah Jn · day 3

Journey

28 h 15 min

1663 km

Stops

Mail

Time table

12840 Chennai Central–Howrah Mail schedule, station by station

Arrival, departure, halt, day of journey and distance from the origin at every scheduled stop, as a route line.

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11:45 PMdep
Chennai Central MAS
Day 10 kmStarts here
1:50 AMarr
1:52 AMdep
Gudur Jn GDR
Day 2137 kmhalt 2 min
2:17 AMarr
2:18 AMdep
Nellore NLR
Day 2175 kmhalt 1 min
3:44 AMarr
3:45 AMdep
Ongole OGL
Day 2291 kmhalt 1 min
4:29 AMarr
4:30 AMdep
Chirala CLX
Day 2341 kmhalt 1 min
4:42 AMarr
4:44 AMdep
Bapatia BPP
Day 2356 kmhalt 2 min
5:14 AMarr
5:16 AMdep
Tenali Jn TEL
Day 2398 kmhalt 2 min
6:25 AMarr
6:40 AMdep
Vijaywada Jn BZA
Day 2429 kmhalt 15 min
7:26 AMarr
7:27 AMdep
Eluru EE
Day 2489 kmhalt 1 min
7:59 AMarr
8:00 AMdep
Tadepalligudem TDD
Day 2537 kmhalt 1 min
8:22 AMarr
8:23 AMdep
Nidadavolu Jn NDD
Day 2556 kmhalt 1 min
9:09 AMarr
9:14 AMdep
Rajahmundry RJY
Day 2579 kmhalt 5 min
9:52 AMarr
9:53 AMdep
Samalkot Junction SLO
Day 2629 kmhalt 1 min
10:19 AMarr
10:20 AMdep
Annavaram ANV
Day 2666 kmhalt 1 min
10:35 AMarr
10:36 AMdep
Tuni TUNI
Day 2683 kmhalt 1 min
11:21 AMarr
11:22 AMdep
Anakapalle AKP
Day 2746 kmhalt 1 min
1:00 PMarr
1:20 PMdep
Visakhapatnam VSKP
Day 2780 kmhalt 20 min
2:15 PMarr
2:20 PMdep
Vizianagaram Jn VZM
Day 2840 kmhalt 5 min
2:45 PMarr
2:47 PMdep
Chipurupalle CPP
Day 2871 kmhalt 2 min
3:18 PMarr
3:20 PMdep
Srikakulam Road CHE
Day 2910 kmhalt 2 min
3:53 PMarr
3:55 PMdep
Naupada Jn NWP
Day 2957 kmhalt 2 min
4:28 PMarr
4:30 PMdep
Palasa PSA
Day 2983 kmhalt 2 min
4:53 PMarr
4:55 PMdep
Sompeta SPT
Day 21014 kmhalt 2 min
5:09 PMarr
5:11 PMdep
Ichchapuram IPM
Day 21032 kmhalt 2 min
5:35 PMarr
5:40 PMdep
Berhampur BAM
Day 21057 kmhalt 5 min
5:55 PMarr
5:57 PMdep
Chatrapur CAP
Day 21078 kmhalt 2 min
6:37 PMarr
6:39 PMdep
Balugan BALU
Day 21132 kmhalt 2 min
7:50 PMarr
8:10 PMdep
Khurda Road Jn KUR
Day 21203 kmhalt 20 min
8:35 PMarr
8:40 PMdep
Bhubaneswar BBS
Day 21222 kmhalt 5 min
9:10 PMarr
9:15 PMdep
Cuttack Jn CTC
Day 21249 kmhalt 5 min
10:08 PMarr
10:10 PMdep
Jajpur Keonjhar Road JJKR
Day 21321 kmhalt 2 min
11:17 PMarr
11:19 PMdep
Bhadrakh BHC
Day 21365 kmhalt 2 min
12:05 AMarr
12:10 AMdep
Balasore BLS
Day 31427 kmhalt 5 min
1:43 AMarr
1:48 AMdep
Kharagpur KGP
Day 31548 kmhalt 5 min
3:12 AMarr
3:14 AMdep
Santragachi Jn SRC
Day 31656 kmhalt 2 min
4:00 AMarr
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Howrah Jn HWH
Day 31663 kmEnds here

Times are the scheduled timetable; halts under a minute show as 0. Chennai Central → Howrah Jn.

Running days

The Ministry of Railways open dataset does not include days of the week, so we do not guess them. Check “Train Schedule” on NTES for the running days of 12840.

Running status today

Live position and delay are published only by Indian Railways: open NTES → Spot your train and enter 12840. Scheduled timings here; live status there.

Same route

Other trains from Chennai Central to Howrah Jn

12842 Coromandel ExpressChennai Central → Howrah JnTrain8:45 AM → 11:50 AM · 27 h 5 min · 1663 km

Return

Trains from Howrah Jn to Chennai Central

12841 Howrah-chenn ExpressHowrah Jn → Chennai CentralTrain2:50 PM → 5:00 PM · 26 h 10 min · 1664 km
12839 Howrah–Chennai Central MailHowrah Jn → Chennai CentralMail11:45 PM → 3:50 AM · 28 h 5 min · 1664 km

12840 Chennai Central–Howrah Mail: questions

What time does 12840 Chennai Central–Howrah Mail leave Chennai Central?

12840 Chennai Central–Howrah Mail departs Chennai Central (MAS) at 11:45 PM as per the timetable and arrives at Howrah Jn on day 3. Check NTES for the live departure time on the day.

What time does 12840 reach Howrah Jn?

Scheduled arrival at Howrah Jn (HWH) is 4:00 AM on day 3 of the journey, about 28 h 15 min after departure.

How many stops does Chennai Central–Howrah Mail have and how far does it run?

36 scheduled stops over 1663 km from Chennai Central to Howrah Jn. The longest halts are Visakhapatnam (20 min), Khurda Road Jn (20 min), Vijaywada Jn (15 min).

Where is 12840 right now? Is it on time?

The Live status card on this page shows where Chennai Central–Howrah Mail is: LIVE when passengers on board are sharing their position (with the delay against the timetable: on time, late or early), otherwise the PREDICTED position from the schedule, assuming on-time running. Indian Railways' official running status is on NTES (enquiry.indianrail.gov.in).

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Source and date. Timings are from the Ministry of Railways open dataset Indian Railways Train Time Table on data.gov.in (timetable as on 2017-11-01, published 2018-01-24; Government Open Data License – India). Indian Railways revises timetables, so train numbers, timings and halts can have changed since.

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