22653 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn Superfast Express Time Table
- Departs
- 22:00
- Thiruvananthapuram Central TVC
- Journey
- 48h 40m
- 2854 km · 31 stops
22653 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn Superfast Express leaves Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC) at 22:00 and reaches Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn (NZM) at 22:40 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 2854 km in 48h 40m, with 31 stops including both ends. It is the 3rd quickest of the 5 trains booked from Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC) to Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn (NZM), at 48h 40m.
22653 at a glance
| Runs on | Fri |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 58.6 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Superfast · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 22653 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC Thiruvananthapuram Central | start | 22:00 | — | 0 |
| QLN Kollam Jn | 22:50 | 22:53 | 3m | 64 |
| KYJ Kayankulam Jn | 23:25 | 23:27 | 2m | 105 |
| CNGR Chengannur | 23:43 | 23:45 | 2m | 126 |
| CGY Changanasseri | 00:01 +1 | 00:02 +1 | 1m | 143 |
| KTYM Kottayam | 00:15 +1 | 00:18 +1 | 3m | 160 |
| ERN Ernakulam Town | 01:25 +1 | 01:30 +1 | 5m | 220 |
| TCR Thrisur | 02:47 +1 | 02:50 +1 | 3m | 292 |
| SRR Shoranur Jn | 04:10 +1 | 04:15 +1 | 5m | 325 |
| CLT Kozhikkode | 05:37 +1 | 05:40 +1 | 3m | 411 |
| CAN Kannur | 07:02 +1 | 07:05 +1 | 3m | 500 |
| MAJN Mangalore Junction | 09:25 +1 | 09:30 +1 | 5m | 630 |
| UD Udupi | 11:00 +1 | 11:02 +1 | 2m | 697 |
| KUDA Kundapura | 11:36 +1 | 11:38 +1 | 2m | 728 |
| KAWR Karwar | 14:10 +1 | 14:12 +1 | 2m | 887 |
| MAO Madgaon Junction | 15:40 +1 | 15:50 +1 | 10m | 945 |
| KRMI Karmali | 16:18 +1 | 16:20 +1 | 2m | 974 |
| RN Ratnagiri | 20:20 +1 | 20:25 +1 | 5m | 1184 |
| PNVL Panvel | 02:37 +2 | 02:40 +2 | 3m | 1465 |
| BSR Vasai Road | 04:40 +2 | 04:45 +2 | 5m | 1529 |
| DRD Dahanu Road | 05:40 +2 | 05:42 +2 | 2m | 1601 |
| VAPI Vapi | 06:10 +2 | 06:12 +2 | 2m | 1649 |
| ST Surat | 07:30 +2 | 07:35 +2 | 5m | 1744 |
| BH Bharuch Jn | 08:14 +2 | 08:16 +2 | 2m | 1803 |
| BRC Vadodara Jn | 09:10 +2 | 09:20 +2 | 10m | 1873 |
| RTM Ratlam Jn | 12:55 +2 | 13:05 +2 | 10m | 2131 |
| KOTA Kota Jn | 16:20 +2 | 16:30 +2 | 10m | 2397 |
| SWM Sawai Madhopur Jn | 17:43 +2 | 17:45 +2 | 2m | 2505 |
| BTE Bharatpur Jn | 19:53 +2 | 19:55 +2 | 2m | 2687 |
| MTJ Mathura Jn | 20:40 +2 | 20:45 +2 | 5m | 2721 |
| NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn | 22:40 +2 | end | — | 2854 |
What 22653’s schedule looks like
Of the 5 trains booked from Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC) to Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn (NZM), the quickest is 12431 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn Rajdhani Express at 45h 50m, 2h 50m less than 22653.
Its longest run without a stop is 281 km and 6h 12m from Ratnagiri (RN) to Panvel (PNVL). The next longest is 266 km and 3h 15m from Ratlam Jn (RTM) to Kota Jn (KOTA).
At 22:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Ratnagiri (RN) and Panvel (PNVL), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Kozhikkode (CLT) and Kannur (CAN).
11 of its 29 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 10 minutes at Madgaon Junction (MAO), 10 minutes at Vadodara Jn (BRC), 10 minutes at Ratlam Jn (RTM), 10 minutes at Kota Jn (KOTA), 5 minutes at Ernakulam Town (ERN). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Changanasseri (CGY).
The run crosses midnight before Changanasseri (CGY); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1427 km at Panvel (PNVL), stop number 19 of 31, and is booked to stand at its stops for 116 minutes in all, 4% of the 48h 40m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Dahanu Road (DRD) to Vapi (VAPI), 48 km at an average of 103 km/h.
After Thiruvananthapuram Central it calls first at Kollam Jn (QLN), Kayankulam Jn (KYJ), Chengannur (CNGR), Changanasseri (CGY) and Kottayam (KTYM).
Its last stops before Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn are Ratlam Jn (RTM), Kota Jn (KOTA), Sawai Madhopur Jn (SWM), Bharatpur Jn (BTE) and Mathura Jn (MTJ).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 17 of the 29 fall in the first half of the distance and 12 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vadodara Jn (BRC), where 454 trains call, Surat (ST), where 429 trains call, Ratlam Jn (RTM), where 301 trains call.
At BRC it is booked in at 09:10 and away again at 09:20, 1873 km into the run.
Other trains that share 22653’s route
From 22653’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 22655 Ernakulam Jn - Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn Superfast Express — ERS to NZM, 24 stations in common with 22653
- 22633 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn Superfast Express — TVC to NZM, 22 stations in common with 22653
- 16333 Veraval - Thiruvananthapuram Central Express — VRL to TVC, 21 stations in common with 22653
- 16335 Gandhidham BG - Nagercoil Junction Express — GIMB to NCJ, 21 stations in common with 22653
Reservation chart and seat availability
22653 is booked out of Thiruvananthapuram Central at 22:00, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 12:00 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 22653 is charted at Thiruvananthapuram Central. 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 22653 — Thiruvananthapuram Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin 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 12:00 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.