12381 Howrah Jn - New Delhi Poorva Express Time Table
- Journey
- 21h 50m
- 1449 km · 22 stops
12381 Howrah Jn - New Delhi Poorva Express leaves Howrah Jn (HWH) at 08:15 and reaches New Delhi (NDLS) at 06:05 on day 2 of the run. The booked run is 1449 km in 21h 50m, with 22 stops including both ends. It is the 3rd quickest of the 5 trains booked from Howrah Jn (HWH) to New Delhi (NDLS), at 21h 50m.
12381 at a glance
| Runs on | Wed, Thu, Sun |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 66.4 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12381 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HWH Howrah Jn | start | 08:15 | — | 0 |
| BWN Bardhaman | 09:07 | 09:09 | 2m | 95 |
| DGR Durgapur | 10:01 | 10:03 | 2m | 158 |
| ASN Asansol Jn | 10:33 | 10:38 | 5m | 200 |
| DHN Dhanbad Jn | 11:55 | 12:00 | 5m | 258 |
| PNME Parasnath | 12:34 | 12:36 | 2m | 306 |
| KQR Koderma | 13:19 | 13:21 | 2m | 381 |
| GAYA Gaya Jn | 14:40 | 14:45 | 5m | 457 |
| RFJ Rafiganj | 15:14 | 15:16 | 2m | 495 |
| AUBR Anugraha N Road | 15:36 | 15:38 | 2m | 526 |
| DOS Dehri ON Sone | 15:52 | 15:54 | 2m | 542 |
| SSM Sasaram | 16:08 | 16:10 | 2m | 560 |
| BBU Bhabua Road | 16:36 | 16:38 | 2m | 608 |
| DDU PT.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn | 17:50 | 17:55 | 5m | 661 |
| BSB Varanasi | 18:45 | 18:55 | 10m | 679 |
| JNH Janghai Jn | 19:58 | 20:00 | 2m | 754 |
| PRYJ Prayagraj Jn | 21:30 | 21:35 | 5m | 814 |
| CNB Kanpur Central | 00:02 +1 | 00:07 +1 | 5m | 1008 |
| ETW Etawah Jn | 01:29 +1 | 01:31 +1 | 2m | 1148 |
| TDL Tundla Jn | 02:48 +1 | 02:50 +1 | 2m | 1239 |
| ALJN Aligarh Jn | 03:38 +1 | 03:40 +1 | 2m | 1317 |
| NDLS New Delhi | 06:05 +1 | end | — | 1449 |
What 12381’s schedule looks like
Of the 5 trains booked from Howrah Jn (HWH) to New Delhi (NDLS), the quickest is 12301 Howrah Jn - New Delhi Rajdhani Express at 17h 15m, 4h 35m less than 12381.
Its longest run without a stop is 194 km and 2h 27m from Prayagraj Jn (PRYJ) to Kanpur Central (CNB). The next longest is 140 km and 1h 22m from Kanpur Central (CNB) to Etawah Jn (ETW).
At 22:00 it is between Prayagraj Jn (PRYJ) and Kanpur Central (CNB), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Aligarh Jn (ALJN) and New Delhi (NDLS).
7 of its 20 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 10 minutes at Varanasi (BSB), 5 minutes at Asansol Jn (ASN), 5 minutes at Dhanbad Jn (DHN), 5 minutes at Gaya Jn (GAYA), 5 minutes at PT.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn (DDU). The briefest stop is 2 minutes at Bardhaman (BWN).
The run crosses midnight before Kanpur Central (CNB); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 724 km at Janghai Jn (JNH), stop number 16 of 22, and is booked to stand at its stops for 66 minutes in all, 5% of the 21h 50m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Sasaram (SSM) to Bhabua Road (BBU), 48 km at an average of 111 km/h.
After Howrah Jn it calls first at Bardhaman (BWN), Durgapur (DGR), Asansol Jn (ASN), Dhanbad Jn (DHN) and Parasnath (PNME).
Its last stops before New Delhi are Prayagraj Jn (PRYJ), Kanpur Central (CNB), Etawah Jn (ETW), Tundla Jn (TDL) and Aligarh Jn (ALJN).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 14 of the 20 fall in the first half of the distance and 6 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Howrah Jn (HWH), where 704 trains call, Kanpur Central (CNB), where 429 trains call, PT.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn (DDU), where 400 trains call.
Other trains that share 12381’s route
From 12381’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 13051 Howrah Jn - Kalka Netaji Express — HWH to KLK, 18 stations in common with 12381
- 22307 Howrah Jn - Bikaner Jn Express — HWH to BKN, 16 stations in common with 12381
- 13009 Howrah Jn - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Doon Express — HWH to YNRK, 15 stations in common with 12381
- 12875 Puri - Anand Vihar Terminal Neelachal Superfast Express — PURI to ANVT, 14 stations in common with 12381
Reservation chart and seat availability
12381 is booked out of Howrah Jn at 08:15, 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 12381 is charted at Howrah 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 12381 — Howrah 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 20:00 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.