12511 Gorakhpur Jn - Thiruvananthapuram North Raptisagar Express Time Table
- Arrives
- 15:40 day 3
- Thiruvananthapuram North TVCN
- Journey
- 57h 07m
- 3236 km · 60 stops
12511 Gorakhpur Jn - Thiruvananthapuram North Raptisagar Express leaves Gorakhpur Jn (GKP) at 06:33 and reaches Thiruvananthapuram North (TVCN) at 15:40 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 3236 km in 57h 07m, with 60 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Gorakhpur Jn (GKP) through to Thiruvananthapuram North (TVCN).
12511 at a glance
| Runs on | Thu, Fri, Sun |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 56.7 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12511 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKP Gorakhpur Jn | start | 06:33 | — | 0 |
| KLD Khalilabad | 07:09 | 07:11 | 2m | 34 |
| BST Basti | 07:35 | 07:37 | 2m | 64 |
| MUR Mankapur Jn | 08:21 | 08:23 | 2m | 126 |
| GD Gonda Jn | 08:51 | 08:54 | 3m | 153 |
| BBK Barabanki Jn | 10:25 | 10:27 | 2m | 242 |
| BNZ Badshahnagar | 11:00 | 11:03 | 3m | 266 |
| ASH Aishbagh | 11:35 | 11:45 | 10m | 276 |
| ON Unnao Jn | 12:40 | 12:42 | 2m | 330 |
| CNB Kanpur Central | 13:12 | 13:17 | 5m | 348 |
| PHN Pokhrayan | 14:15 | 14:17 | 2m | 406 |
| ORAI Orai | 14:51 | 14:53 | 2m | 454 |
| VGLJ Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn | 16:45 | 16:53 | 8m | 567 |
| LAR Lalitpur | 17:48 | 17:50 | 2m | 656 |
| BPL Bhopal Jn | 20:55 | 21:00 | 5m | 857 |
| ET Itarsi Jn | 22:40 | 22:50 | 10m | 949 |
| GDYA Ghoradongri | 23:50 | 23:51 | 1m | 1019 |
| BZU Betul | 00:30 +1 | 00:32 +1 | 2m | 1056 |
| AMLA Amla Jn | 00:52 +1 | 00:54 +1 | 2m | 1078 |
| PAR Pandhurna | 01:50 +1 | 01:52 +1 | 2m | 1142 |
| NGP Nagpur Jn | 03:55 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 5m | 1244 |
| SEGM Sevagram | 04:58 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 2m | 1320 |
| HGT Hinganghat | 05:28 +1 | 05:30 +1 | 2m | 1354 |
| CD Chandrapur | 06:33 +1 | 06:35 +1 | 2m | 1439 |
| BPQ Balharshah | 07:35 +1 | 07:40 +1 | 5m | 1453 |
| SKZR Sirpur Kaghaznagar | 08:34 +1 | 08:35 +1 | 1m | 1523 |
| BPA Belampalli | 08:59 +1 | 09:00 +1 | 1m | 1561 |
| MCI Mancheral | 09:15 +1 | 09:16 +1 | 1m | 1582 |
| RDM Ramgundam | 09:25 +1 | 09:26 +1 | 1m | 1595 |
| WL Warangal | 11:18 +1 | 11:20 +1 | 2m | 1699 |
| KMT Khammam | 12:44 +1 | 12:45 +1 | 1m | 1804 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 15:20 +1 | 15:30 +1 | 10m | 1905 |
| CLX Chirala | 16:43 +1 | 16:45 +1 | 2m | 1994 |
| OGL Ongole | 17:28 +1 | 17:30 +1 | 2m | 2044 |
| NLR Nellore | 18:58 +1 | 19:00 +1 | 2m | 2160 |
| GDR Gudur Jn | 19:48 +1 | 19:50 +1 | 2m | 2198 |
| MAS Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL | 22:40 +1 | 23:10 +1 | 30m | 2333 |
| KPD Katpadi Jn | 01:05 +2 | 01:10 +2 | 5m | 2463 |
| JTJ Jolarpettai Jn | 02:18 +2 | 02:20 +2 | 2m | 2547 |
| SA Salem Jn | 03:47 +2 | 03:50 +2 | 3m | 2671 |
| ED Erode Jn | 04:50 +2 | 05:00 +2 | 10m | 2730 |
| TUP Tiruppur | 05:43 +2 | 05:45 +2 | 2m | 2780 |
| CBE Coimbatore Jn | 06:42 +2 | 06:45 +2 | 3m | 2831 |
| PGT Palakkad Jn | 07:55 +2 | 08:00 +2 | 5m | 2887 |
| OTP Ottappalam | 08:24 +2 | 08:25 +2 | 1m | 2918 |
| WKI Wadakancheri | 08:52 +2 | 08:53 +2 | 1m | 2946 |
| TCR Thrisur | 09:12 +2 | 09:15 +2 | 3m | 2963 |
| IJK Irinjalakuda | 09:37 +2 | 09:38 +2 | 1m | 2987 |
| CKI Chalakudi | 09:45 +2 | 09:46 +2 | 1m | 2993 |
| AFK Angamali | 10:03 +2 | 10:04 +2 | 1m | 3008 |
| AWY Aluva | 10:16 +2 | 10:18 +2 | 2m | 3018 |
| ERN Ernakulam Town | 10:38 +2 | 10:40 +2 | 2m | 3035 |
| ERS Ernakulam Jn | 10:55 +2 | 11:00 +2 | 5m | 3037 |
| SRTL Cherthala | 11:31 +2 | 11:32 +2 | 1m | 3070 |
| ALLP Alappuzha | 11:52 +2 | 11:55 +2 | 3m | 3094 |
| AMPA Ambalappuzha | 12:06 +2 | 12:07 +2 | 1m | 3106 |
| HAD Haripad | 12:25 +2 | 12:26 +2 | 1m | 3124 |
| KYJ Kayankulam Jn | 12:48 +2 | 12:50 +2 | 2m | 3137 |
| QLN Kollam Jn | 13:30 +2 | 13:33 +2 | 3m | 3178 |
| TVCN Thiruvananthapuram North | 15:40 +2 | end | — | 3236 |
What 12511’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 201 km and 3h 05m from Lalitpur (LAR) to Bhopal Jn (BPL). The next longest is 135 km and 2h 50m from Gudur Jn (GDR) to Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS).
At 22:00 it is between Bhopal Jn (BPL) and Itarsi Jn (ET), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Hinganghat (HGT) and Chandrapur (CD).
13 of its 58 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 30 minutes at Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS), 10 minutes at Aishbagh (ASH), 10 minutes at Itarsi Jn (ET), 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 10 minutes at Erode Jn (ED). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Ghoradongri (GDYA).
The run crosses midnight before Betul (BZU); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1618 km at Warangal (WL), stop number 30 of 60, and is booked to stand at its stops for 196 minutes in all, 6% of the 57h 07m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ) to Lalitpur (LAR), 89 km at an average of 97 km/h.
After Gorakhpur Jn it calls first at Khalilabad (KLD), Basti (BST), Mankapur Jn (MUR), Gonda Jn (GD) and Barabanki Jn (BBK).
Its last stops before Thiruvananthapuram North are Alappuzha (ALLP), Ambalappuzha (AMPA), Haripad (HAD), Kayankulam Jn (KYJ) and Kollam Jn (QLN).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 28 of the 58 fall in the first half of the distance and 30 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Kanpur Central (CNB), where 429 trains call, Itarsi Jn (ET), where 417 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 15:20 and away again at 15:30, 1905 km into the run.
Other trains that share 12511’s route
From 12511’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12521 Barauni Jn - Ernakulam Jn Rapti Sagar Express — BJU to ERS, 51 stations in common with 12511
- 22645 Indore Jn KCVL Superfast Express — INDB to TVCN, 45 stations in common with 12511
- 22647 Korba - Thiruvananthapuram North Superfast Express — KRBA to TVCN, 34 stations in common with 12511
- 16093 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - Lucknow Express — MAS to LJN, 27 stations in common with 12511
Reservation chart and seat availability
12511 is booked out of Gorakhpur Jn at 06:33, 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 12511 is charted at Gorakhpur 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 12511 — Gorakhpur Jn to Thiruvananthapuram North, 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.