22605 Purulia Jn - Tirunelveli Jn Superfast Express Time Table
- Departs
- 10:00
- Purulia Jn PRR
- Arrives
- 03:55 day 3
- Tirunelveli Jn TEN
- Journey
- 41h 55m
- 2527 km · 37 stops
22605 Purulia Jn - Tirunelveli Jn Superfast Express leaves Purulia Jn (PRR) at 10:00 and reaches Tirunelveli Jn (TEN) at 03:55 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 2527 km in 41h 55m, with 37 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Purulia Jn (PRR) through to Tirunelveli Jn (TEN).
22605 at a glance
| Runs on | Mon, Fri |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 60.3 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Superfast · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 22605 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRR Purulia Jn | start | 10:00 | — | 0 |
| ADRA Adra | 10:45 | 10:50 | 5m | 39 |
| BQA Bankura | 11:28 | 11:30 | 2m | 92 |
| VSU Bishnupur | 11:56 | 11:58 | 2m | 123 |
| MDN Midnapore | 13:05 | 13:07 | 2m | 195 |
| HIJ Hijli | 13:50 | 14:00 | 10m | 214 |
| BLDA Belda | 14:24 | 14:26 | 2m | 245 |
| JER Jaleswar | 14:50 | 14:52 | 2m | 278 |
| BLS Balasore | 15:30 | 15:35 | 5m | 326 |
| JJKR Jajpur K Road | 16:56 | 16:58 | 2m | 428 |
| CTC Cuttack | 17:50 | 17:55 | 5m | 500 |
| BBS Bhubaneswar | 18:10 | 18:15 | 5m | 527 |
| KUR Khurda Road Jn | 18:35 | 18:50 | 15m | 546 |
| BAM Brahmapur | 20:30 | 20:35 | 5m | 693 |
| VZM Vizianagram Jn | 00:25 +1 | 00:30 +1 | 5m | 909 |
| VSKP Visakhapatnam | 01:25 +1 | 01:45 +1 | 20m | 970 |
| RJY Rajamundry | 04:33 +1 | 04:35 +1 | 2m | 1171 |
| EE Eluru | 05:58 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 2m | 1261 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 07:00 +1 | 07:10 +1 | 10m | 1320 |
| OGL Ongole | 09:08 +1 | 09:10 +1 | 2m | 1458 |
| NLR Nellore | 10:38 +1 | 10:40 +1 | 2m | 1574 |
| GDR Gudur Jn | 11:23 +1 | 11:25 +1 | 2m | 1613 |
| PER Perambur | 13:45 +1 | 13:50 +1 | 5m | 1750 |
| AJJ Arakkonam Jn | 14:43 +1 | 14:45 +1 | 2m | 1813 |
| KPD Katpadi Jn | 15:55 +1 | 16:00 +1 | 5m | 1874 |
| VLR Vellore Cantonment | 16:18 +1 | 16:20 +1 | 2m | 1883 |
| ARV Arni Road | 16:55 +1 | 16:56 +1 | 1m | 1918 |
| TNM Tiruvannamalai | 17:26 +1 | 17:28 +1 | 2m | 1966 |
| TRK Tirukkovilur | 17:57 +1 | 17:58 +1 | 1m | 2000 |
| VM Villupuram Jn | 19:05 +1 | 19:25 +1 | 20m | 2033 |
| VRI Vriddhachalam Jn | 20:08 +1 | 20:10 +1 | 2m | 2088 |
| TPJ Tiruchchirappalli Jn | 22:40 +1 | 22:45 +1 | 5m | 2211 |
| DG Dindigul Jn | 00:02 +2 | 00:05 +2 | 3m | 2303 |
| MDU Madurai Jn | 01:05 +2 | 01:10 +2 | 5m | 2371 |
| VPT Virudunagar Jn | 01:43 +2 | 01:45 +2 | 2m | 2414 |
| CVP Kovilpatti | 02:13 +2 | 02:15 +2 | 2m | 2462 |
| TEN Tirunelveli Jn | 03:55 +2 | end | — | 2527 |
What 22605’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 216 km and 3h 50m from Brahmapur (BAM) to Vizianagram Jn (VZM). The next longest is 201 km and 2h 48m from Visakhapatnam (VSKP) to Rajamundry (RJY).
At 22:00 it is between Brahmapur (BAM) and Vizianagram Jn (VZM), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is standing at Eluru (EE).
15 of its 35 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 20 minutes at Visakhapatnam (VSKP), 20 minutes at Villupuram Jn (VM), 15 minutes at Khurda Road Jn (KUR), 10 minutes at Hijli (HIJ), 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Arni Road (ARV).
The run crosses midnight before Vizianagram Jn (VZM); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1264 km at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), stop number 19 of 37, and is booked to stand at its stops for 164 minutes in all, 7% of the 41h 55m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Cuttack (CTC) to Bhubaneswar (BBS), 27 km at an average of 108 km/h.
After Purulia Jn it calls first at Adra (ADRA), Bankura (BQA), Bishnupur (VSU), Midnapore (MDN) and Hijli (HIJ).
Its last stops before Tirunelveli Jn are Tiruchchirappalli Jn (TPJ), Dindigul Jn (DG), Madurai Jn (MDU), Virudunagar Jn (VPT) and Kovilpatti (CVP).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 17 of the 35 fall in the first half of the distance and 18 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Perambur (PER), where 346 trains call, Bhubaneswar (BBS), where 312 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 07:00 and away again at 07:10, 1320 km into the run.
Other trains that share 22605’s route
From 22605’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12665 Howrah Jn - Kanniyakumari Superfast Express — HWH to CAPE, 19 stations in common with 22605
- 22643 Ernakulam Jn - Patna Jn Superfast Express — ERS to PNBE, 19 stations in common with 22605
- 20603 New Jalpaiguri - Nagercoil Junction Amrit Bharat Express — NJP to NCJ, 18 stations in common with 22605
- 13433 SMVT Bengaluru - Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express — SMVB to MLDT, 16 stations in common with 22605
Reservation chart and seat availability
22605 is booked out of Purulia Jn at 10:00, 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 22605 is charted at Purulia 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 22605 — Purulia Jn to Tirunelveli 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.