12615 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - New Delhi Grand Trunk Express Time Table
- Departs
- 18:15
- Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL MAS
- Journey
- 34h 55m
- 2177 km · 39 stops
12615 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - New Delhi Grand Trunk Express leaves Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) at 18:15 and reaches New Delhi (NDLS) at 05:10 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 2177 km in 34h 55m, with 39 stops including both ends. It is the slower of the 2 trains booked from Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) to New Delhi (NDLS), at 34h 55m.
12615 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 | 62.3 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12615 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL | start | 18:15 | — | 0 |
| GDR Gudur Jn | 20:28 | 20:30 | 2m | 135 |
| NLR Nellore | 20:58 | 21:00 | 2m | 174 |
| OGL Ongole | 22:28 | 22:30 | 2m | 290 |
| CLX Chirala | 23:13 | 23:15 | 2m | 339 |
| TEL Tenali Jn | 00:08 +1 | 00:10 +1 | 2m | 397 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 00:45 +1 | 00:55 +1 | 10m | 428 |
| KMT Khammam | 02:29 +1 | 02:30 +1 | 1m | 529 |
| WL Warangal | 03:58 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 2m | 635 |
| RDM Ramgundam | 05:29 +1 | 05:30 +1 | 1m | 738 |
| MCI Mancheral | 05:49 +1 | 05:50 +1 | 1m | 752 |
| SKZR Sirpur Kaghaznagar | 06:44 +1 | 06:45 +1 | 1m | 811 |
| BPQ Balharshah | 08:05 +1 | 08:10 +1 | 5m | 880 |
| CD Chandrapur | 08:25 +1 | 08:27 +1 | 2m | 894 |
| HGT Hinganghat | 09:29 +1 | 09:30 +1 | 1m | 980 |
| SEGM Sevagram | 10:03 +1 | 10:05 +1 | 2m | 1013 |
| NGP Nagpur Jn | 11:25 +1 | 11:30 +1 | 5m | 1089 |
| NRKR Narkher | 12:33 +1 | 12:34 +1 | 1m | 1173 |
| PAR Pandhurna | 12:49 +1 | 12:50 +1 | 1m | 1191 |
| AMLA Amla Jn | 13:48 +1 | 13:50 +1 | 2m | 1255 |
| BZU Betul | 14:08 +1 | 14:10 +1 | 2m | 1278 |
| GDYA Ghoradongri | 14:49 +1 | 14:50 +1 | 1m | 1314 |
| ET Itarsi Jn | 16:40 +1 | 16:50 +1 | 10m | 1385 |
| NDPM Narmadapuram | 17:08 +1 | 17:10 +1 | 2m | 1402 |
| RKMP Rani Kamalapati | 18:18 +1 | 18:20 +1 | 2m | 1470 |
| BPL Bhopal Jn | 18:40 +1 | 18:45 +1 | 5m | 1476 |
| BHS Vidisha | 19:20 +1 | 19:22 +1 | 2m | 1530 |
| BAQ Ganj Basoda | 19:53 +1 | 19:55 +1 | 2m | 1569 |
| BINA Bina Jn | 20:50 +1 | 20:55 +1 | 5m | 1615 |
| VGLJ Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn | 22:50 +1 | 22:55 +1 | 5m | 1766 |
| GWL Gwalior Jn | 23:55 +1 | 23:57 +1 | 2m | 1865 |
| MRA Morena | 00:26 +2 | 00:28 +2 | 2m | 1903 |
| DHO Dhaulpur | 01:13 +2 | 01:15 +2 | 2m | 1931 |
| AGC Agra Cantt Jn | 01:48 +2 | 01:53 +2 | 5m | 1983 |
| BFP Bilochpura | 02:05 +2 | 02:07 +2 | 2m | 1988 |
| MTJ Mathura Jn | 02:35 +2 | 02:40 +2 | 5m | 2036 |
| FDB Faridabad | 04:16 +2 | 04:18 +2 | 2m | 2149 |
| NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn | 04:40 +2 | 04:42 +2 | 2m | 2170 |
| NDLS New Delhi | 05:10 +2 | end | — | 2177 |
What 12615’s schedule looks like
Of the 2 trains booked from Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) to New Delhi (NDLS), the other is 12621 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - New Delhi Tamilnadu Superfast Express at 32h 30m.
Its longest run without a stop is 151 km and 1h 55m from Bina Jn (BINA) to Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ). The next longest is 135 km and 2h 13m from Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) to Gudur Jn (GDR).
At 22:00 it is between Nellore (NLR) and Ongole (OGL), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Mancheral (MCI) and Sirpur Kaghaznagar (SKZR).
9 of its 37 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 10 minutes at Itarsi Jn (ET), 5 minutes at Balharshah (BPQ), 5 minutes at Nagpur Jn (NGP), 5 minutes at Bhopal Jn (BPL). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Khammam (KMT).
The run crosses midnight before Tenali Jn (TEL); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1088 km at Nagpur Jn (NGP), stop number 17 of 39, and is booked to stand at its stops for 103 minutes in all, 5% of the 34h 55m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Bilochpura (BFP) to Mathura Jn (MTJ), 48 km at an average of 103 km/h.
After Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL it calls first at Gudur Jn (GDR), Nellore (NLR), Ongole (OGL), Chirala (CLX) and Tenali Jn (TEL).
Its last stops before New Delhi are Agra Cantt Jn (AGC), Bilochpura (BFP), Mathura Jn (MTJ), Faridabad (FDB) and Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn (NZM).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 15 of the 37 fall in the first half of the distance and 22 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Itarsi Jn (ET), where 417 trains call, New Delhi (NDLS), where 335 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 00:45 and away again at 00:55, 428 km into the run.
Other trains that share 12615’s route
From 12615’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 16031 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Andaman Express — MAS to SVDK, 31 stations in common with 12615
- 12721 Hyderabad - Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn Dakshin Superfast Express — HYB to NZM, 26 stations in common with 12615
- 16093 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - Lucknow Express — MAS to LJN, 24 stations in common with 12615
- 12511 Gorakhpur Jn - Thiruvananthapuram North Raptisagar Express — GKP to TVCN, 23 stations in common with 12615
Reservation chart and seat availability
12615 is booked out of Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL at 18:15, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 08:15 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 12615 is charted at Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL. 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 12615 — Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL 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 08:15 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.