20493 Madurai Jn - Chandigarh Superfast Express Time Table
- Departs
- 23:40
- Madurai Jn MDU
- Arrives
- 03:30 day 4
- Chandigarh CDG
- Journey
- 51h 50m
- 3083 km · 31 stops
20493 Madurai Jn - Chandigarh Superfast Express leaves Madurai Jn (MDU) at 23:40 and reaches Chandigarh (CDG) at 03:30 on day 4 of the run. The booked run is 3083 km in 51h 50m, with 31 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Madurai Jn (MDU) through to Chandigarh (CDG). Runs Wed, Sun.
20493 at a glance
| Runs on | Wed, Sun |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 59.5 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Superfast · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 20493 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDU Madurai Jn | start | 23:40 | — | 0 |
| DG Dindigul Jn | 00:35 +1 | 00:40 +1 | 5m | 68 |
| KRR Karur Jn | 01:40 +1 | 01:45 +1 | 5m | 142 |
| ED Erode Jn | 02:55 +1 | 03:05 +1 | 10m | 207 |
| SA Salem Jn | 03:55 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 5m | 266 |
| JTJ Jolarpettai Jn | 05:48 +1 | 05:50 +1 | 2m | 390 |
| VN Vaniyambadi | 06:03 +1 | 06:05 +1 | 2m | 405 |
| AB Ambur | 06:18 +1 | 06:20 +1 | 2m | 422 |
| KPD Katpadi Jn | 07:05 +1 | 07:20 +1 | 15m | 474 |
| AJJ Arakkonam Jn | 08:18 +1 | 08:20 +1 | 2m | 535 |
| PER Perambur | 09:10 +1 | 09:15 +1 | 5m | 597 |
| NYP Nayudupeta | 11:13 +1 | 11:15 +1 | 2m | 707 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 15:40 +1 | 15:50 +1 | 10m | 1027 |
| WL Warangal | 18:58 +1 | 19:00 +1 | 2m | 1234 |
| RDM Ramgundam | 20:29 +1 | 20:30 +1 | 1m | 1337 |
| BPQ Balharshah | 23:10 +1 | 23:15 +1 | 5m | 1480 |
| CD Chandrapur | 23:30 +1 | 23:32 +1 | 2m | 1494 |
| SEGM Sevagram | 00:58 +2 | 01:00 +2 | 2m | 1612 |
| NGP Nagpur Jn | 02:20 +2 | 02:25 +2 | 5m | 1688 |
| BPL Bhopal Jn | 09:30 +2 | 09:40 +2 | 10m | 2075 |
| VGLJ Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn | 14:25 +2 | 14:33 +2 | 8m | 2365 |
| GWL Gwalior Jn | 16:05 +2 | 16:07 +2 | 2m | 2463 |
| AGC Agra Cantt Jn | 18:05 +2 | 18:10 +2 | 5m | 2582 |
| NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn | 21:35 +2 | 21:50 +2 | 15m | 2768 |
| GZB Ghaziabad | 22:24 +2 | 22:26 +2 | 2m | 2796 |
| MTC Meerut City | 23:04 +2 | 23:06 +2 | 2m | 2843 |
| MOZ Muzaffarnagar | 23:46 +2 | 23:48 +2 | 2m | 2899 |
| SRE Saharanpur Jn | 01:10 +3 | 01:20 +3 | 10m | 2957 |
| YJUD Yamunanagar Jagadhri | 01:46 +3 | 01:48 +3 | 2m | 2987 |
| UMB Ambala Cantt Jn | 02:40 +3 | 02:45 +3 | 5m | 3038 |
| CDG Chandigarh | 03:30 +3 | end | — | 3083 |
What 20493’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 387 km and 7h 05m from Nagpur Jn (NGP) to Bhopal Jn (BPL). The next longest is 320 km and 4h 25m from Nayudupeta (NYP) to Vijayawada Jn (BZA).
At 22:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Ramgundam (RDM) and Balharshah (BPQ), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Jolarpettai Jn (JTJ) and Vaniyambadi (VN).
15 of its 29 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 15 minutes at Katpadi Jn (KPD), 15 minutes at Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn (NZM), 10 minutes at Erode Jn (ED), 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 10 minutes at Bhopal Jn (BPL). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Ramgundam (RDM).
The run crosses midnight before Dindigul Jn (DG); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1542 km at Sevagram (SEGM), stop number 18 of 31, and is booked to stand at its stops for 145 minutes in all, 5% of the 51h 50m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Meerut City (MTC) to Muzaffarnagar (MOZ), 56 km at an average of 84 km/h.
After Madurai Jn it calls first at Dindigul Jn (DG), Karur Jn (KRR), Erode Jn (ED), Salem Jn (SA) and Jolarpettai Jn (JTJ).
Its last stops before Chandigarh are Meerut City (MTC), Muzaffarnagar (MOZ), Saharanpur Jn (SRE), Yamunanagar Jagadhri (YJUD) and Ambala Cantt Jn (UMB).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 16 of the 29 fall in the first half of the distance and 13 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Perambur (PER), where 346 trains call, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ), where 321 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 15:40 and away again at 15:50, 1027 km into the run.
Other trains that share 20493’s route
From 20493’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 16787 Tirunelveli Jn - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express — TEN to SVDK, 19 stations in common with 20493
- 12625 Thiruvananthapuram Central - New Delhi Kerala Superfast Express — TVC to NDLS, 16 stations in common with 20493
- 16317 Kanniyakumari - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Himsagar Express — CAPE to SVDK, 16 stations in common with 20493
- 12511 Gorakhpur Jn - Thiruvananthapuram North Raptisagar Express — GKP to TVCN, 13 stations in common with 20493
Reservation chart and seat availability
20493 is booked out of Madurai Jn at 23:40, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 13:40 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 20493 is charted at Madurai 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 20493 — Madurai Jn to Chandigarh, 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 13:40 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.