22825 Shalimar - Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL Superfast Express Time Table
- Departs
- 12:10
- Shalimar SHM
- Arrives
- 14:05 day 2
- Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL MAS
- Journey
- 25h 55m
- 1657 km · 24 stops
22825 Shalimar - Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL Superfast Express leaves Shalimar (SHM) at 12:10 and reaches Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) at 14:05 on day 2 of the run. The booked run is 1657 km in 25h 55m, with 24 stops including both ends. It is the quicker of the 2 trains booked from Shalimar (SHM) to Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS), at 25h 55m.
22825 at a glance
| Runs on | Tue |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 63.9 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Superfast · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 22825 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHM Shalimar | start | 12:10 | — | 0 |
| SRC Santragachi Jn | 12:26 | 12:28 | 2m | 5 |
| KGP Kharagpur Jn | 13:50 | 13:55 | 5m | 113 |
| JER Jaleswar | 14:50 | 14:52 | 2m | 187 |
| BLS Balasore | 15:30 | 15:35 | 5m | 234 |
| BHC Bhadrakh | 16:18 | 16:20 | 2m | 293 |
| JJKR Jajpur K Road | 16:56 | 16:58 | 2m | 337 |
| CTC Cuttack | 17:50 | 17:55 | 5m | 409 |
| BBS Bhubaneswar | 18:10 | 18:15 | 5m | 436 |
| KUR Khurda Road Jn | 18:35 | 18:50 | 15m | 455 |
| BAM Brahmapur | 20:30 | 20:35 | 5m | 602 |
| PSA Palasa | 22:30 | 22:32 | 2m | 676 |
| VZM Vizianagram Jn | 00:20 +1 | 00:25 +1 | 5m | 818 |
| VSKP Visakhapatnam | 01:20 +1 | 01:40 +1 | 20m | 879 |
| SLO Samalkot Jn | 03:49 +1 | 03:50 +1 | 1m | 1029 |
| RJY Rajamundry | 04:34 +1 | 04:35 +1 | 1m | 1079 |
| EE Eluru | 05:59 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 1m | 1169 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 07:00 +1 | 07:10 +1 | 10m | 1229 |
| OGL Ongole | 09:09 +1 | 09:10 +1 | 1m | 1367 |
| NLR Nellore | 10:38 +1 | 10:40 +1 | 2m | 1483 |
| GDR Gudur Jn | 11:23 +1 | 11:25 +1 | 2m | 1522 |
| NYP Nayudupeta | 11:49 +1 | 11:50 +1 | 1m | 1549 |
| SPE Sullurupeta | 12:08 +1 | 12:10 +1 | 2m | 1576 |
| MAS Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL | 14:05 +1 | end | — | 1657 |
What 22825’s schedule looks like
Of the 2 trains booked from Shalimar (SHM) to Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS), the other is 18041 Shalimar - Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL Express at 26h 00m.
Its longest run without a stop is 150 km and 2h 09m from Visakhapatnam (VSKP) to Samalkot Jn (SLO). The next longest is 147 km and 1h 40m from Khurda Road Jn (KUR) to Brahmapur (BAM).
At 22:00 it is between Brahmapur (BAM) and Palasa (PSA), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is standing at Eluru (EE).
9 of its 22 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 20 minutes at Visakhapatnam (VSKP), 15 minutes at Khurda Road Jn (KUR), 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 5 minutes at Kharagpur Jn (KGP), 5 minutes at Balasore (BLS). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Samalkot Jn (SLO).
The run crosses midnight before Vizianagram Jn (VZM); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 828 km at Visakhapatnam (VSKP), stop number 14 of 24, and is booked to stand at its stops for 96 minutes in all, 6% of the 25h 55m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Cuttack (CTC) to Bhubaneswar (BBS), 27 km at an average of 108 km/h.
After Shalimar it calls first at Santragachi Jn (SRC), Kharagpur Jn (KGP), Jaleswar (JER), Balasore (BLS) and Bhadrakh (BHC).
Its last stops before Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL are Ongole (OGL), Nellore (NLR), Gudur Jn (GDR), Nayudupeta (NYP) and Sullurupeta (SPE).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 12 of the 22 fall in the first half of the distance and 10 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Kharagpur Jn (KGP), where 337 trains call, Bhubaneswar (BBS), where 312 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 07:00 and away again at 07:10, 1229 km into the run.
Other trains that share 22825’s route
From 22825’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12659 Nagercoil Junction - Shalimar Gurudev Superfast Express — NCJ to SHM, 20 stations in common with 22825
- 22841 Santragachi Jn - Tambaram Antyodaya Express — SRC to TBM, 20 stations in common with 22825
- 12839 Howrah Jn - Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL Chennai Mail — HWH to MAS, 19 stations in common with 22825
- 12864 SMVT Bengaluru Howrah Express — SMVB to HWH, 19 stations in common with 22825
Reservation chart and seat availability
22825 is booked out of Shalimar at 12:10, 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 22825 is charted at Shalimar. 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 22825 — Shalimar to Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL, 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.