12867 Howrah Jn - Pondicherry SUF Express Time Table
- Arrives
- 08:30 day 3
- Pondicherry PDY
- Journey
- 33h 10m
- 1919 km · 18 stops
12867 Howrah Jn - Pondicherry SUF Express leaves Howrah Jn (HWH) at 23:20 and reaches Pondicherry (PDY) at 08:30 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 1919 km in 33h 10m, with 18 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Howrah Jn (HWH) through to Pondicherry (PDY). Runs Sun.
12867 at a glance
| Runs on | Sun |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 57.9 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12867 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 | 23:20 | — | 0 |
| KGP Kharagpur Jn | 00:58 +1 | 01:03 +1 | 5m | 116 |
| BLS Balasore | 02:18 +1 | 02:20 +1 | 2m | 237 |
| BBS Bhubaneswar | 05:15 +1 | 05:20 +1 | 5m | 438 |
| KUR Khurda Road Jn | 05:35 +1 | 05:55 +1 | 20m | 457 |
| VZM Vizianagram Jn | 11:38 +1 | 11:40 +1 | 2m | 820 |
| VSKP Visakhapatnam | 12:55 +1 | 13:15 +1 | 20m | 881 |
| DVD Duvvada | 13:45 +1 | 13:47 +1 | 2m | 899 |
| RJY Rajamundry | 16:03 +1 | 16:05 +1 | 2m | 1082 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 18:45 +1 | 18:55 +1 | 10m | 1231 |
| NLR Nellore | 22:14 +1 | 22:15 +1 | 1m | 1486 |
| RU Renigunta Jn | 00:25 +2 | 00:35 +2 | 10m | 1607 |
| TPTY Tirupati | 01:00 +2 | 01:05 +2 | 5m | 1617 |
| KPD Katpadi Jn | 03:55 +2 | 04:00 +2 | 5m | 1721 |
| VLR Vellore Cantonment | 04:18 +2 | 04:20 +2 | 2m | 1731 |
| TNM Tiruvannamalai | 05:29 +2 | 05:30 +2 | 1m | 1814 |
| VM Villupuram Jn | 06:40 +2 | 06:45 +2 | 5m | 1881 |
| PDY Pondicherry | 08:30 +2 | end | — | 1919 |
What 12867’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 363 km and 5h 43m from Khurda Road Jn (KUR) to Vizianagram Jn (VZM). The next longest is 255 km and 3h 19m from Vijayawada Jn (BZA) to Nellore (NLR).
At 22:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Vijayawada Jn (BZA) and Nellore (NLR), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Khurda Road Jn (KUR) and Vizianagram Jn (VZM).
9 of its 16 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 20 minutes at Khurda Road Jn (KUR), 20 minutes at Visakhapatnam (VSKP), 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 10 minutes at Renigunta Jn (RU), 5 minutes at Kharagpur Jn (KGP). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Nellore (NLR).
The run crosses midnight before Kharagpur Jn (KGP); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 960 km at Rajamundry (RJY), stop number 9 of 18, and is booked to stand at its stops for 97 minutes in all, 5% of the 33h 10m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Kharagpur Jn (KGP) to Balasore (BLS), 121 km at an average of 97 km/h.
After Howrah Jn it calls first at Kharagpur Jn (KGP), Balasore (BLS), Bhubaneswar (BBS), Khurda Road Jn (KUR) and Vizianagram Jn (VZM).
Its last stops before Pondicherry are Tirupati (TPTY), Katpadi Jn (KPD), Vellore Cantonment (VLR), Tiruvannamalai (TNM) and Villupuram Jn (VM).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 7 of the 16 fall in the first half of the distance and 9 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Howrah Jn (HWH), where 704 trains call, Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Kharagpur Jn (KGP), where 337 trains call.
Other trains that share 12867’s route
From 12867’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12864 SMVT Bengaluru Howrah Express — SMVB to HWH, 13 stations in common with 12867
- 12253 SMVT Bengaluru - Bhagalpur Anga Express — SMVB to BGP, 12 stations in common with 12867
- 12659 Nagercoil Junction - Shalimar Gurudev Superfast Express — NCJ to SHM, 12 stations in common with 12867
- 22503 Kanniyakumari - Dibrugarh Vivek Express — CAPE to DBRG, 12 stations in common with 12867
Reservation chart and seat availability
12867 is booked out of Howrah Jn at 23:20, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 13:20 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 12867 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 12867 — Howrah Jn to Pondicherry, 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 13:20 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.