12561 Jaynagar - New Delhi Swatantra S Express Time Table
- Journey
- 22h 25m
- 1235 km · 21 stops
12561 Jaynagar - New Delhi Swatantra S Express leaves Jaynagar (JYG) at 17:20 and reaches New Delhi (NDLS) at 15:45 on day 2 of the run. The booked run is 1235 km in 22h 25m, with 21 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Jaynagar (JYG) through to New Delhi (NDLS). Runs daily.
12561 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 | 55.1 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12561 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JYG Jaynagar | start | 17:20 | — | 0 |
| MBI Madhubani | 17:44 | 17:46 | 2m | 32 |
| SKI Sakri Jn | 18:01 | 18:03 | 2m | 49 |
| DBG Darbhanga Jn | 19:00 | 19:05 | 5m | 68 |
| LSI Laheria Sarai | 19:13 | 19:15 | 2m | 72 |
| SPJ Samastipur Jn | 20:15 | 20:40 | 25m | 105 |
| MFP Muzaffarpur Jn | 21:50 | 21:55 | 5m | 157 |
| HJP Hajipur Jn | 22:50 | 22:55 | 5m | 211 |
| SEE Sonpur | 23:06 | 23:08 | 2m | 217 |
| CPR Chhapra | 00:35 +1 | 00:45 +1 | 10m | 270 |
| SIP Suraimanpur | 01:16 +1 | 01:18 +1 | 2m | 299 |
| BUI Ballia | 01:50 +1 | 01:55 +1 | 5m | 335 |
| GCT Ghazipur City | 02:50 +1 | 02:55 +1 | 5m | 401 |
| ARJ Aunrihar Jn | 03:40 +1 | 03:42 +1 | 2m | 441 |
| BSB Varanasi | 04:39 +1 | 04:49 +1 | 10m | 476 |
| GYN Gyanpur Road | 05:43 +1 | 05:45 +1 | 2m | 535 |
| PRYJ Prayagraj Jn | 07:00 +1 | 07:10 +1 | 10m | 600 |
| CNB Kanpur Central | 09:35 +1 | 09:40 +1 | 5m | 794 |
| ALJN Aligarh Jn | 13:08 +1 | 13:10 +1 | 2m | 1103 |
| GZB Ghaziabad | 14:53 +1 | 14:55 +1 | 2m | 1209 |
| NDLS New Delhi | 15:45 +1 | end | — | 1235 |
What 12561’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 309 km and 3h 28m from Kanpur Central (CNB) to Aligarh Jn (ALJN). The next longest is 194 km and 2h 25m from Prayagraj Jn (PRYJ) to Kanpur Central (CNB).
At 22:00 it is between Muzaffarpur Jn (MFP) and Hajipur Jn (HJP), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Gyanpur Road (GYN) and Prayagraj Jn (PRYJ).
10 of its 19 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 25 minutes at Samastipur Jn (SPJ), 10 minutes at Chhapra (CPR), 10 minutes at Varanasi (BSB), 10 minutes at Prayagraj Jn (PRYJ), 5 minutes at Darbhanga Jn (DBG). The briefest stop is 2 minutes at Madhubani (MBI).
The run crosses midnight before Chhapra (CPR); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 618 km at Kanpur Central (CNB), stop number 18 of 21, and is booked to stand at its stops for 103 minutes in all, 8% of the 22h 25m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Kanpur Central (CNB) to Aligarh Jn (ALJN), 309 km at an average of 89 km/h.
After Jaynagar it calls first at Madhubani (MBI), Sakri Jn (SKI), Darbhanga Jn (DBG), Laheria Sarai (LSI) and Samastipur Jn (SPJ).
Its last stops before New Delhi are Gyanpur Road (GYN), Prayagraj Jn (PRYJ), Kanpur Central (CNB), Aligarh Jn (ALJN) and Ghaziabad (GZB).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 16 of the 19 fall in the first half of the distance and 3 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Kanpur Central (CNB), where 429 trains call, New Delhi (NDLS), where 335 trains call, Prayagraj Jn (PRYJ), where 314 trains call.
At CNB it is booked in at 09:35 and away again at 09:40, 794 km into the run.
Other trains that share 12561’s route
From 12561’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 11061 Lokmanyatilak Jaynagar Express — LTT to JYG, 17 stations in common with 12561
- 14649 Jaynagar - Amritsar Saryu Yamuna Express — JYG to ASR, 12 stations in common with 12561
- 15559 Darbhanga Jn - Ahmedabad Jn Antyoday Express — DBG to ADI, 11 stations in common with 12561
- 14673 Jaynagar - Amritsar Shaheed Express — JYG to ASR, 10 stations in common with 12561
Reservation chart and seat availability
12561 is booked out of Jaynagar at 17:20, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 07:20 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 12561 is charted at Jaynagar. 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 12561 — Jaynagar 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 07:20 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.