12987 Sealdah - Ajmer Jn Superfast Express Time Table
- Arrives
- 01:40 day 3
- Ajmer Jn AII
- Journey
- 26h 45m
- 1650 km · 23 stops
12987 Sealdah - Ajmer Jn Superfast Express leaves Sealdah (SDAH) at 22:55 and reaches Ajmer Jn (AII) at 01:40 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 1650 km in 26h 45m, with 23 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Sealdah (SDAH) through to Ajmer Jn (AII). Runs daily.
12987 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 | 61.7 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Superfast · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12987 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDAH Sealdah | start | 22:55 | — | 0 |
| BWN Bardhaman | 00:08 +1 | 00:10 +1 | 2m | 107 |
| DGR Durgapur | 00:59 +1 | 01:01 +1 | 2m | 171 |
| RNG Raniganj | 01:19 +1 | 01:21 +1 | 2m | 195 |
| ASN Asansol Jn | 01:37 +1 | 01:40 +1 | 3m | 213 |
| DHN Dhanbad Jn | 03:07 +1 | 03:12 +1 | 5m | 271 |
| PNME Parasnath | 03:50 +1 | 03:52 +1 | 2m | 319 |
| HZD Hazaribagh Road | 04:11 +1 | 04:13 +1 | 2m | 346 |
| KQR Koderma | 04:40 +1 | 04:42 +1 | 2m | 394 |
| GAYA Gaya Jn | 06:10 +1 | 06:15 +1 | 5m | 470 |
| DOS Dehri ON Sone | 07:26 +1 | 07:28 +1 | 2m | 555 |
| SSM Sasaram | 07:44 +1 | 07:46 +1 | 2m | 573 |
| BBU Bhabua Road | 08:23 +1 | 08:25 +1 | 2m | 621 |
| DDU PT.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn | 09:33 +1 | 09:40 +1 | 7m | 674 |
| PRYJ Prayagraj Jn | 11:50 +1 | 11:55 +1 | 5m | 827 |
| GOY Govindpuri | 14:25 +1 | 14:30 +1 | 5m | 1024 |
| TDL Tundla Jn | 17:50 +1 | 17:55 +1 | 5m | 1252 |
| AF Agra Fort | 18:30 +1 | 18:40 +1 | 10m | 1275 |
| AH Achhnera Jn | 19:28 +1 | 19:30 +1 | 2m | 1301 |
| BTE Bharatpur Jn | 19:50 +1 | 19:55 +1 | 5m | 1328 |
| JP Jaipur Jn | 23:15 +1 | 23:25 +1 | 10m | 1515 |
| KSG Kishangarh | 00:43 +2 | 00:45 +2 | 2m | 1625 |
| AII Ajmer Jn | 01:40 +2 | end | — | 1650 |
What 12987’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 228 km and 3h 20m from Govindpuri (GOY) to Tundla Jn (TDL). The next longest is 197 km and 2h 30m from Prayagraj Jn (PRYJ) to Govindpuri (GOY).
At 22:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Bharatpur Jn (BTE) and Jaipur Jn (JP), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Koderma (KQR) and Gaya Jn (GAYA).
9 of its 21 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 10 minutes at Agra Fort (AF), 10 minutes at Jaipur Jn (JP), 7 minutes at PT.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn (DDU), 5 minutes at Dhanbad Jn (DHN), 5 minutes at Gaya Jn (GAYA). The briefest stop is 2 minutes at Bardhaman (BWN).
The run crosses midnight before Bardhaman (BWN); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 825 km at Prayagraj Jn (PRYJ), stop number 15 of 23, and is booked to stand at its stops for 82 minutes in all, 5% of the 26h 45m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Hazaribagh Road (HZD) to Koderma (KQR), 48 km at an average of 107 km/h.
After Sealdah it calls first at Bardhaman (BWN), Durgapur (DGR), Raniganj (RNG), Asansol Jn (ASN) and Dhanbad Jn (DHN).
Its last stops before Ajmer Jn are Agra Fort (AF), Achhnera Jn (AH), Bharatpur Jn (BTE), Jaipur Jn (JP) and Kishangarh (KSG).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 13 of the 21 fall in the first half of the distance and 8 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Sealdah (SDAH), where 732 trains call, PT.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn (DDU), where 400 trains call, Bardhaman (BWN), where 349 trains call.
Other trains that share 12987’s route
From 12987’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 22307 Howrah Jn - Bikaner Jn Express — HWH to BKN, 15 stations in common with 12987
- 13051 Howrah Jn - Kalka Netaji Express — HWH to KLK, 14 stations in common with 12987
- 12321 Howrah Jn - C Shivaji Mah T Mumbai Mail — HWH to CSMT, 13 stations in common with 12987
- 12381 Howrah Jn - New Delhi Poorva Express — HWH to NDLS, 13 stations in common with 12987
Reservation chart and seat availability
12987 is booked out of Sealdah at 22:55, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 12:55 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 12987 is charted at Sealdah. 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 12987 — Sealdah to Ajmer 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 12:55 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.