12217 Thiruvananthapuram North - Chandigarh Sampark Kranthi Time Table
- Departs
- 04:50
- Thiruvananthapuram North TVCN
- Arrives
- 09:50 day 3
- Chandigarh CDG
- Journey
- 53h 00m
- 3087 km · 26 stops
12217 Thiruvananthapuram North - Chandigarh Sampark Kranthi leaves Thiruvananthapuram North (TVCN) at 04:50 and reaches Chandigarh (CDG) at 09:50 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 3087 km in 53h 00m, with 26 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Thiruvananthapuram North (TVCN) through to Chandigarh (CDG). Runs Mon, Sat.
12217 at a glance
| Runs on | Mon, Sat |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 58.2 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Other · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12217 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVCN Thiruvananthapuram North | start | 04:50 | — | 0 |
| QLN Kollam Jn | 05:42 | 05:45 | 3m | 58 |
| KYJ Kayankulam Jn | 06:23 | 06:25 | 2m | 99 |
| ALLP Alappuzha | 07:32 | 07:35 | 3m | 142 |
| ERS Ernakulam Jn | 09:35 | 09:40 | 5m | 199 |
| TCR Thrisur | 11:07 | 11:10 | 3m | 273 |
| SRR Shoranur Jn | 12:00 | 12:05 | 5m | 307 |
| TIR Tirur | 12:43 | 12:45 | 2m | 352 |
| CLT Kozhikkode | 13:22 | 13:25 | 3m | 393 |
| CAN Kannur | 14:42 | 14:45 | 3m | 482 |
| KGQ Kasaragod | 15:48 | 15:50 | 2m | 568 |
| MAJN Mangalore Junction | 17:00 | 17:10 | 10m | 612 |
| UD Udupi | 19:00 | 19:02 | 2m | 679 |
| MAO Madgaon Junction | 23:30 | 23:40 | 10m | 927 |
| RN Ratnagiri | 04:50 +1 | 04:55 +1 | 5m | 1166 |
| ROHA Roha | 09:15 +1 | 09:18 +1 | 3m | 1370 |
| PNVL Panvel | 10:32 +1 | 10:35 +1 | 3m | 1447 |
| BSR Vasai Road | 12:35 +1 | 12:40 +1 | 5m | 1511 |
| ST Surat | 15:26 +1 | 15:28 +1 | 2m | 1726 |
| BRC Vadodara Jn | 17:04 +1 | 17:12 +1 | 8m | 1855 |
| RTM Ratlam Jn | 20:48 +1 | 20:53 +1 | 5m | 2113 |
| KOTA Kota Jn | 23:50 +1 | 23:55 +1 | 5m | 2379 |
| NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn | 05:33 +2 | 05:35 +2 | 2m | 2836 |
| NDLS New Delhi | 06:10 +2 | 06:25 +2 | 15m | 2844 |
| UMB Ambala Cantt Jn | 09:05 +2 | 09:10 +2 | 5m | 3042 |
| CDG Chandigarh | 09:50 +2 | end | — | 3087 |
What 12217’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 457 km and 5h 38m from Kota Jn (KOTA) to Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn (NZM). The next longest is 266 km and 2h 57m from Ratlam Jn (RTM) to Kota Jn (KOTA).
At 22:00 it is between Udupi (UD) and Madgaon Junction (MAO), and at 06:00 it is between Kollam Jn (QLN) and Kayankulam Jn (KYJ).
11 of its 24 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 15 minutes at New Delhi (NDLS), 10 minutes at Mangalore Junction (MAJN), 10 minutes at Madgaon Junction (MAO), 8 minutes at Vadodara Jn (BRC), 5 minutes at Ernakulam Jn (ERS). The briefest stop is 2 minutes at Kayankulam Jn (KYJ).
The run crosses midnight before Ratnagiri (RN); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1544 km at Surat (ST), stop number 19 of 26, and is booked to stand at its stops for 111 minutes in all, 3% of the 53h 00m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Ratlam Jn (RTM) to Kota Jn (KOTA), 266 km at an average of 90 km/h.
After Thiruvananthapuram North it calls first at Kollam Jn (QLN), Kayankulam Jn (KYJ), Alappuzha (ALLP), Ernakulam Jn (ERS) and Thrisur (TCR).
Its last stops before Chandigarh are Ratlam Jn (RTM), Kota Jn (KOTA), Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn (NZM), New Delhi (NDLS) and Ambala Cantt Jn (UMB).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 17 of the 24 fall in the first half of the distance and 7 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vadodara Jn (BRC), where 454 trains call, Surat (ST), where 429 trains call, New Delhi (NDLS), where 335 trains call.
At BRC it is booked in at 17:04 and away again at 17:12, 1855 km into the run.
Other trains that share 12217’s route
From 12217’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12484 Amritsar - Thiruvananthapuram North SUF Express — ASR to TVCN, 23 stations in common with 12217
- 20931 Thiruvananthapuram North - Indore Jn Superfast Express — TVCN to INDB, 20 stations in common with 12217
- 22633 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn Superfast Express — TVC to NZM, 20 stations in common with 12217
- 22659 Thiruvananthapuram North - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express — TVCN to YNRK, 20 stations in common with 12217
Reservation chart and seat availability
12217 is booked out of Thiruvananthapuram North at 04:50, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 18:50 on the day before the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 12217 is charted at Thiruvananthapuram North. The rule is press-reported: no circular number has been located, and the first report covered one zone. Preparation can be later. The circulars, the second chart and what is still unsettled.
Check live seat availability for 12217 — Thiruvananthapuram North to Chandigarh, fetched when you ask and never stored here (how).
Where this came from
Every time and distance above is read from timetable version , and from nothing else. Where the timetable data comes from.
The 18:50 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.