12253 SMVT Bengaluru - Bhagalpur Anga Express Time Table
- Departs
- 13:50
- SMVT Bengaluru SMVB
- Journey
- 43h 30m
- 2445 km · 31 stops
12253 SMVT Bengaluru - Bhagalpur Anga Express leaves SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) at 13:50 and reaches Bhagalpur (BGP) at 09:20 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 2445 km in 43h 30m, with 31 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) through to Bhagalpur (BGP). Runs Sat.
12253 at a glance
| Runs on | Sat |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 56.2 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12253 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMVB SMVT Bengaluru | start | 13:50 | — | 0 |
| KJM Krishnarajapurm | 14:04 | 14:05 | 1m | 7 |
| JTJ Jolarpettai Jn | 16:20 | 16:40 | 20m | 133 |
| KPD Katpadi Jn | 17:45 | 17:50 | 5m | 217 |
| RU Renigunta Jn | 19:50 | 20:00 | 10m | 341 |
| GDR Gudur Jn | 21:18 | 21:20 | 2m | 424 |
| NLR Nellore | 21:48 | 21:50 | 2m | 462 |
| OGL Ongole | 23:23 | 23:25 | 2m | 578 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 02:20 +1 | 02:30 +1 | 10m | 717 |
| RJY Rajamundry | 04:58 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 2m | 866 |
| DVD Duvvada | 07:48 +1 | 07:50 +1 | 2m | 1050 |
| VSKP Visakhapatnam | 08:25 +1 | 08:45 +1 | 20m | 1067 |
| VZM Vizianagram Jn | 09:38 +1 | 09:40 +1 | 2m | 1128 |
| BAM Brahmapur | 13:02 +1 | 13:04 +1 | 2m | 1344 |
| KUR Khurda Road Jn | 14:40 +1 | 15:00 +1 | 20m | 1491 |
| BBS Bhubaneswar | 15:20 +1 | 15:25 +1 | 5m | 1510 |
| CTC Cuttack | 15:55 +1 | 16:00 +1 | 5m | 1537 |
| BHC Bhadrakh | 18:16 +1 | 18:18 +1 | 2m | 1652 |
| BLS Balasore | 19:14 +1 | 19:16 +1 | 2m | 1711 |
| KGP Kharagpur Jn | 20:55 +1 | 21:03 +1 | 8m | 1832 |
| DKAE Dankuni | 00:01 +2 | 00:05 +2 | 4m | 1954 |
| BWN Bardhaman | 01:04 +2 | 01:06 +2 | 2m | 2034 |
| ASN Asansol Jn | 02:26 +2 | 02:31 +2 | 5m | 2139 |
| MDP Madhupur Jn | 03:39 +2 | 03:41 +2 | 2m | 2221 |
| JSME Jasidih Jn | 04:10 +2 | 04:15 +2 | 5m | 2250 |
| KIUL Kiul Jn | 06:25 +2 | 06:50 +2 | 25m | 2347 |
| AHA Abhaipur | 07:06 +2 | 07:09 +2 | 3m | 2371 |
| DRH Dharhara | 07:20 +2 | 07:22 +2 | 2m | 2381 |
| JMP Jamalpur Jn | 07:34 +2 | 07:39 +2 | 5m | 2392 |
| SGG Sultanganj | 08:09 +2 | 08:11 +2 | 2m | 2421 |
| BGP Bhagalpur | 09:20 +2 | end | — | 2445 |
What 12253’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 216 km and 3h 22m from Vizianagram Jn (VZM) to Brahmapur (BAM). The next longest is 184 km and 2h 48m from Rajamundry (RJY) to Duvvada (DVD).
At 22:00 it is between Nellore (NLR) and Ongole (OGL), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Rajamundry (RJY) and Duvvada (DVD).
13 of its 29 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 25 minutes at Kiul Jn (KIUL), 20 minutes at Jolarpettai Jn (JTJ), 20 minutes at Visakhapatnam (VSKP), 20 minutes at Khurda Road Jn (KUR), 10 minutes at Renigunta Jn (RU). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Krishnarajapurm (KJM).
The run crosses midnight before Vijayawada Jn (BZA); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1222 km at Brahmapur (BAM), stop number 14 of 31, and is booked to stand at its stops for 177 minutes in all, 7% of the 43h 30m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Brahmapur (BAM) to Khurda Road Jn (KUR), 147 km at an average of 92 km/h.
After SMVT Bengaluru it calls first at Krishnarajapurm (KJM), Jolarpettai Jn (JTJ), Katpadi Jn (KPD), Renigunta Jn (RU) and Gudur Jn (GDR).
Its last stops before Bhagalpur are Kiul Jn (KIUL), Abhaipur (AHA), Dharhara (DRH), Jamalpur Jn (JMP) and Sultanganj (SGG).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 12 of the 29 fall in the first half of the distance and 17 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Bardhaman (BWN), where 349 trains call, Kharagpur Jn (KGP), where 337 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 02:20 and away again at 02:30, 717 km into the run.
Other trains that share 12253’s route
From 12253’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 13433 SMVT Bengaluru - Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express — SMVB to MLDT, 20 stations in common with 12253
- 16597 SMVT Bengaluru - Alipur Duar Jn Amritbharat — SMVB to APDJ, 20 stations in common with 12253
- 12864 SMVT Bengaluru Howrah Express — SMVB to HWH, 19 stations in common with 12253
- 16223 SMVT Bengaluru - Radhikapur Express — SMVB to RDP, 19 stations in common with 12253
Reservation chart and seat availability
12253 is booked out of SMVT Bengaluru at 13:50, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-A: its first reservation chart is expected at about 20:00 on the day before the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 12253 is charted at SMVT Bengaluru. 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 12253 — SMVT Bengaluru to Bhagalpur, 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 20:00 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.