16597 SMVT Bengaluru - Alipur Duar Jn Amritbharat Time Table
- Departs
- 08:50
- SMVT Bengaluru SMVB
- Arrives
- 10:25 day 3
- Alipur Duar Jn APDJ
- Journey
- 49h 35m
- 2655 km · 46 stops
16597 SMVT Bengaluru - Alipur Duar Jn Amritbharat leaves SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) at 08:50 and reaches Alipur Duar Jn (APDJ) at 10:25 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 2655 km in 49h 35m, with 46 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) through to Alipur Duar Jn (APDJ).
16597 at a glance
| Runs on | Sat |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 53.5 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Amrit Bharat · Premium |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 16597 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMVB SMVT Bengaluru | start | 08:50 | — | 0 |
| KJM Krishnarajapurm | 09:03 | 09:05 | 2m | 7 |
| BWT Bangarapet Jn | 09:43 | 09:45 | 2m | 64 |
| KPN Kuppam | 10:09 | 10:11 | 2m | 95 |
| JTJ Jolarpettai Jn | 11:08 | 11:10 | 2m | 133 |
| KPD Katpadi Jn | 12:20 | 12:25 | 5m | 217 |
| RU Renigunta Jn | 14:30 | 14:40 | 10m | 341 |
| NLR Nellore | 16:43 | 16:45 | 2m | 462 |
| OGL Ongole | 18:23 | 18:25 | 2m | 578 |
| CLX Chirala | 19:03 | 19:05 | 2m | 628 |
| TEL Tenali Jn | 19:53 | 19:55 | 2m | 685 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 20:45 | 20:55 | 10m | 717 |
| EE Eluru | 21:53 | 21:55 | 2m | 776 |
| RJY Rajamundry | 23:23 | 23:25 | 2m | 866 |
| SLO Samalkot Jn | 00:08 +1 | 00:10 +1 | 2m | 916 |
| AKP Anakapalle | 02:53 +1 | 02:55 +1 | 2m | 1034 |
| DVD Duvvada | 03:35 +1 | 03:37 +1 | 2m | 1050 |
| PDT Pendurti | 04:18 +1 | 04:20 +1 | 2m | 1071 |
| KTV Kottavalasa | 04:28 +1 | 04:30 +1 | 2m | 1080 |
| VZM Vizianagram Jn | 05:00 +1 | 05:10 +1 | 10m | 1115 |
| CHE Srikakulam Road | 05:58 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 2m | 1184 |
| PSA Palasa | 07:35 +1 | 07:37 +1 | 2m | 1257 |
| BAM Brahmapur | 08:27 +1 | 08:32 +1 | 5m | 1331 |
| BALU Balugan | 09:15 +1 | 09:17 +1 | 2m | 1406 |
| KUR Khurda Road Jn | 10:25 +1 | 10:40 +1 | 15m | 1477 |
| BBS Bhubaneswar | 11:05 +1 | 11:10 +1 | 5m | 1496 |
| CTC Cuttack | 11:43 +1 | 11:45 +1 | 2m | 1523 |
| JJKR Jajpur K Road | 12:50 +1 | 12:52 +1 | 2m | 1595 |
| BHC Bhadrakh | 13:42 +1 | 13:44 +1 | 2m | 1639 |
| BLS Balasore | 14:48 +1 | 14:50 +1 | 2m | 1698 |
| KGP Kharagpur Jn | 16:35 +1 | 16:43 +1 | 8m | 1819 |
| ADL Andul | 18:05 +1 | 18:10 +1 | 5m | 1922 |
| DKAE Dankuni | 19:05 +1 | 19:10 +1 | 5m | 1941 |
| BWN Bardhaman | 20:00 +1 | 20:02 +1 | 2m | 2020 |
| BHP Bolpur S Niktn | 20:44 +1 | 20:46 +1 | 2m | 2072 |
| RPH Rampur Hat | 21:36 +1 | 21:38 +1 | 2m | 2132 |
| MLDT Malda Town | 01:00 +2 | 01:10 +2 | 10m | 2255 |
| BOE Barsoi Jn | 02:25 +2 | 02:27 +2 | 2m | 2343 |
| KNE Kishanganj | 03:05 +2 | 03:07 +2 | 2m | 2400 |
| AUB Aluabari Road | 03:35 +2 | 03:37 +2 | 2m | 2431 |
| NJP New Jalpaiguri | 04:50 +2 | 05:00 +2 | 10m | 2487 |
| SGUJ Siliguri Jn | 05:43 +2 | 05:45 +2 | 2m | 2494 |
| BNV Binnaguri | 07:50 +2 | 07:52 +2 | 2m | 2586 |
| DLO Dalgaon | 08:01 +2 | 08:03 +2 | 2m | 2596 |
| HSA Hasimara | 08:28 +2 | 08:30 +2 | 2m | 2621 |
| APDJ Alipur Duar Jn | 10:25 +2 | end | — | 2655 |
What 16597’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 124 km and 2h 05m from Katpadi Jn (KPD) to Renigunta Jn (RU). The next longest is 123 km and 3h 22m from Rampur Hat (RPH) to Malda Town (MLDT).
At 22:00 it is between Eluru (EE) and Rajamundry (RJY), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is standing at Srikakulam Road (CHE).
12 of its 44 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 15 minutes at Khurda Road Jn (KUR), 10 minutes at Renigunta Jn (RU), 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 10 minutes at Vizianagram Jn (VZM), 10 minutes at Malda Town (MLDT). The briefest stop is 2 minutes at Krishnarajapurm (KJM).
The run crosses midnight before Samalkot Jn (SLO); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1328 km at Brahmapur (BAM), stop number 23 of 46, and is booked to stand at its stops for 162 minutes in all, 5% of the 49h 35m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Brahmapur (BAM) to Balugan (BALU), 75 km at an average of 105 km/h.
After SMVT Bengaluru it calls first at Krishnarajapurm (KJM), Bangarapet Jn (BWT), Kuppam (KPN), Jolarpettai Jn (JTJ) and Katpadi Jn (KPD).
Its last stops before Alipur Duar Jn are New Jalpaiguri (NJP), Siliguri Jn (SGUJ), Binnaguri (BNV), Dalgaon (DLO) and Hasimara (HSA).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 21 of the 44 fall in the first half of the distance and 23 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Bardhaman (BWN), where 349 trains call, Kharagpur Jn (KGP), where 337 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 20:45 and away again at 20:55, 717 km into the run.
Other trains that share 16597’s route
From 16597’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 16223 SMVT Bengaluru - Radhikapur Express — SMVB to RDP, 36 stations in common with 16597
- 16523 SMVT Bengaluru - Balurghat Express — SMVB to BLGT, 36 stations in common with 16597
- 12509 SMVT Bengaluru - Guwahati Express — SMVB to GHY, 27 stations in common with 16597
- 12864 SMVT Bengaluru Howrah Express — SMVB to HWH, 27 stations in common with 16597
Reservation chart and seat availability
16597 is booked out of SMVT Bengaluru at 08:50, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-A: its first reservation chart is expected at about 20:00 on the day before the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 16597 is charted at SMVT Bengaluru. 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 16597 — SMVT Bengaluru to Alipur Duar 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 20:00 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.