12663 Howrah Jn - Tiruchchirappalli Jn SUF Express Time Table
- Arrives
- 02:50 day 3
- Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ
- Journey
- 33h 15m
- 2001 km · 24 stops
12663 Howrah Jn - Tiruchchirappalli Jn SUF Express leaves Howrah Jn (HWH) at 17:35 and reaches Tiruchchirappalli Jn (TPJ) at 02:50 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 2001 km in 33h 15m, with 24 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Howrah Jn (HWH) through to Tiruchchirappalli Jn (TPJ).
12663 at a glance
| Runs on | 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 | 60.2 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12663 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 | 17:35 | — | 0 |
| KGP Kharagpur Jn | 19:15 | 19:20 | 5m | 116 |
| BLS Balasore | 20:43 | 20:45 | 2m | 237 |
| BHC Bhadrakh | 21:35 | 21:37 | 2m | 296 |
| CTC Cuttack | 23:25 | 23:30 | 5m | 411 |
| BBS Bhubaneswar | 23:58 | 00:03 +1 | 5m | 438 |
| KUR Khurda Road Jn | 00:20 +1 | 00:30 +1 | 10m | 457 |
| BAM Brahmapur | 02:08 +1 | 02:10 +1 | 2m | 604 |
| VZM Vizianagram Jn | 05:43 +1 | 05:45 +1 | 2m | 820 |
| VSKP Visakhapatnam | 07:00 +1 | 07:20 +1 | 20m | 881 |
| RJY Rajamundry | 10:13 +1 | 10:15 +1 | 2m | 1082 |
| EE Eluru | 11:39 +1 | 11:40 +1 | 1m | 1172 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 13:00 +1 | 13:10 +1 | 10m | 1231 |
| OGL Ongole | 15:28 +1 | 15:30 +1 | 2m | 1370 |
| NLR Nellore | 17:04 +1 | 17:05 +1 | 1m | 1486 |
| MS Chennai Egmore | 20:40 +1 | 21:00 +1 | 20m | 1665 |
| TBM Tambaram | 21:33 +1 | 21:35 +1 | 2m | 1690 |
| CGL Chengalpattu Jn | 22:03 +1 | 22:05 +1 | 2m | 1721 |
| MLMR Melmaruvathur | 22:28 +1 | 22:30 +1 | 2m | 1756 |
| VM Villupuram Jn | 23:50 +1 | 23:52 +1 | 2m | 1824 |
| VRI Vriddhachalam Jn | 00:34 +2 | 00:36 +2 | 2m | 1878 |
| ALU Ariyalur | 01:10 +2 | 01:11 +2 | 1m | 1931 |
| SRGM Srirangam | 01:52 +2 | 01:54 +2 | 2m | 1989 |
| TPJ Tiruchchirappalli Jn | 02:50 +2 | end | — | 2001 |
What 12663’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 216 km and 3h 33m from Brahmapur (BAM) to Vizianagram Jn (VZM). The next longest is 201 km and 2h 53m from Visakhapatnam (VSKP) to Rajamundry (RJY).
At 22:00 it is between Bhadrakh (BHC) and Cuttack (CTC), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Vizianagram Jn (VZM) and Visakhapatnam (VSKP).
7 of its 22 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 20 minutes at Visakhapatnam (VSKP), 20 minutes at Chennai Egmore (MS), 10 minutes at Khurda Road Jn (KUR), 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 5 minutes at Kharagpur Jn (KGP). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Eluru (EE).
The run crosses midnight before Khurda Road Jn (KUR); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1000 km at Rajamundry (RJY), stop number 11 of 24, and is booked to stand at its stops for 102 minutes in all, 5% of the 33h 15m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Vriddhachalam Jn (VRI) to Ariyalur (ALU), 53 km at an average of 94 km/h.
After Howrah Jn it calls first at Kharagpur Jn (KGP), Balasore (BLS), Bhadrakh (BHC), Cuttack (CTC) and Bhubaneswar (BBS).
Its last stops before Tiruchchirappalli Jn are Melmaruvathur (MLMR), Villupuram Jn (VM), Vriddhachalam Jn (VRI), Ariyalur (ALU) and Srirangam (SRGM).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 9 of the 22 fall in the first half of the distance and 13 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Howrah Jn (HWH), where 704 trains call, Tambaram (TBM), where 526 trains call, Chennai Egmore (MS), where 495 trains call.
Other trains that share 12663’s route
From 12663’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12665 Howrah Jn - Kanniyakumari Superfast Express — HWH to CAPE, 21 stations in common with 12663
- 20609 New Jalpaiguri - Tiruchchirappalli Jn Amrit Bharat Express — NJP to TPJ, 17 stations in common with 12663
- 22841 Santragachi Jn - Tambaram Antyodaya Express — SRC to TBM, 16 stations in common with 12663
- 12839 Howrah Jn - Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL Chennai Mail — HWH to MAS, 15 stations in common with 12663
Reservation chart and seat availability
12663 is booked out of Howrah Jn at 17:35, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 07:35 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 12663 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 12663 — Howrah Jn to Tiruchchirappalli Jn, 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 07:35 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.