12621 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - New Delhi Tamilnadu Superfast Express Time Table
- Departs
- 22:00
- Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL MAS
- Journey
- 32h 30m
- 2177 km · 13 stops
12621 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - New Delhi Tamilnadu Superfast Express leaves Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) at 22:00 and reaches New Delhi (NDLS) at 06:30 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 2177 km in 32h 30m, with 13 stops including both ends. It is the quicker of the 2 trains booked from Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) to New Delhi (NDLS), at 32h 30m.
12621 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 | 67.0 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Superfast · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12621 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 | 22:00 | — | 0 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 03:40 +1 | 03:50 +1 | 10m | 428 |
| KMT Khammam | 05:19 +1 | 05:20 +1 | 1m | 529 |
| WL Warangal | 06:53 +1 | 06:55 +1 | 2m | 635 |
| BPQ Balharshah | 10:30 +1 | 10:35 +1 | 5m | 880 |
| NGP Nagpur Jn | 13:45 +1 | 13:50 +1 | 5m | 1089 |
| ET Itarsi Jn | 18:30 +1 | 18:35 +1 | 5m | 1385 |
| BPL Bhopal Jn | 20:10 +1 | 20:20 +1 | 10m | 1476 |
| VGLJ Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn | 00:26 +2 | 00:31 +2 | 5m | 1766 |
| GWL Gwalior Jn | 01:32 +2 | 01:34 +2 | 2m | 1865 |
| AGC Agra Cantt Jn | 03:05 +2 | 03:07 +2 | 2m | 1983 |
| NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn | 06:00 +2 | 06:02 +2 | 2m | 2170 |
| NDLS New Delhi | 06:30 +2 | end | — | 2177 |
What 12621’s schedule looks like
Of the 2 trains booked from Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) to New Delhi (NDLS), the other is 12615 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - New Delhi Grand Trunk Express at 34h 55m.
Its longest run without a stop is 428 km and 5h 40m from Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) to Vijayawada Jn (BZA). The next longest is 296 km and 4h 40m from Nagpur Jn (NGP) to Itarsi Jn (ET).
At 22:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Bhopal Jn (BPL) and Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Khammam (KMT) and Warangal (WL).
6 of its 11 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 10 minutes at Bhopal Jn (BPL), 5 minutes at Balharshah (BPQ), 5 minutes at Nagpur Jn (NGP), 5 minutes at Itarsi Jn (ET). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Khammam (KMT).
The run crosses midnight before Vijayawada Jn (BZA); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1088 km at Nagpur Jn (NGP), stop number 6 of 13, and is booked to stand at its stops for 49 minutes in all, 3% of the 32h 30m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ) to Gwalior Jn (GWL), 99 km at an average of 97 km/h.
After Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL it calls first at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), Khammam (KMT), Warangal (WL), Balharshah (BPQ) and Nagpur Jn (NGP).
Its last stops before New Delhi are Bhopal Jn (BPL), Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ), Gwalior Jn (GWL), Agra Cantt Jn (AGC) and Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn (NZM).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 4 of the 11 fall in the first half of the distance and 7 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 03:40 and away again at 03:50, 428 km into the run.
Other trains that share 12621’s route
From 12621’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12615 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - New Delhi Grand Trunk Express — MAS to NDLS, 13 stations in common with 12621
- 16031 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Andaman Express — MAS to SVDK, 13 stations in common with 12621
- 16317 Kanniyakumari - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Himsagar Express — CAPE to SVDK, 12 stations in common with 12621
- 16787 Tirunelveli Jn - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express — TEN to SVDK, 12 stations in common with 12621
Reservation chart and seat availability
12621 is booked out of Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL at 22:00, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 12:00 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 12621 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 12621 — 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 12:00 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.