12279 Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn - New Delhi TAJ Express Time Table
- Journey
- 6h 25m
- 411 km · 12 stops
12279 Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn - New Delhi TAJ Express leaves Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ) at 15:10 and reaches New Delhi (NDLS) at 21:35 the same day. The booked run is 411 km in 6h 25m, with 12 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ) through to New Delhi (NDLS).
12279 at a glance
| Runs on | Daily |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 64.1 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12279 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGLJ Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn | start | 15:10 | — | 0 |
| DAA Datia | 15:29 | 15:31 | 2m | 25 |
| DBA Dabra | 15:52 | 15:54 | 2m | 55 |
| GWL Gwalior Jn | 16:24 | 16:29 | 5m | 99 |
| MRA Morena | 16:55 | 16:57 | 2m | 137 |
| DHO Dhaulpur | 17:40 | 17:42 | 2m | 164 |
| AGC Agra Cantt Jn | 18:15 | 18:20 | 5m | 217 |
| RKM Raja KI Mandi Jn | 18:28 | 18:30 | 2m | 221 |
| MTJ Mathura Jn | 19:00 | 19:05 | 5m | 270 |
| FDB Faridabad | 20:45 | 20:47 | 2m | 383 |
| NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn | 21:05 | 21:07 | 2m | 404 |
| NDLS New Delhi | 21:35 | end | — | 411 |
What 12279’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 113 km and 1h 40m from Mathura Jn (MTJ) to Faridabad (FDB). The next longest is 53 km and 0h 33m from Dhaulpur (DHO) to Agra Cantt Jn (AGC).
3 of its 10 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 5 minutes at Gwalior Jn (GWL), 5 minutes at Agra Cantt Jn (AGC), 5 minutes at Mathura Jn (MTJ). The briefest stop is 2 minutes at Datia (DAA).
It passes its own halfway mark of 206 km at Agra Cantt Jn (AGC), stop number 7 of 12, and is booked to stand at its stops for 29 minutes in all, 8% of the 6h 25m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Raja KI Mandi Jn (RKM) to Mathura Jn (MTJ), 49 km at an average of 98 km/h.
After Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn it calls first at Datia (DAA), Dabra (DBA), Gwalior Jn (GWL), Morena (MRA) and Dhaulpur (DHO).
Its last stops before New Delhi are Agra Cantt Jn (AGC), Raja KI Mandi Jn (RKM), Mathura Jn (MTJ), Faridabad (FDB) and Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn (NZM).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 5 of the 10 fall in the first half of the distance and 5 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are New Delhi (NDLS), where 335 trains call, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ), where 321 trains call, Mathura Jn (MTJ), where 273 trains call.
Other trains that share 12279’s route
From 12279’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12137 C Shivaji Mah T - Firozpur Cantt Punjab Mail — CSMT to FZR, 12 stations in common with 12279
- 11058 Amritsar - C Shivaji Mah T Express — ASR to CSMT, 11 stations in common with 12279
- 11078 Jammutavi - Pune Jn Jhelum Express — JAT to PUNE, 11 stations in common with 12279
- 18237 Korba - Amritsar Chattisgarh Express — KRBA to ASR, 11 stations in common with 12279
Reservation chart and seat availability
12279 is booked out of Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn at 15:10, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 05:10 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 12279 is charted at Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn. 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 12279 — Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn to New Delhi, 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 05:10 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.