22888 SMVT Bengaluru - Howrah Jn Humsafar Time Table
- Departs
- 10:15
- SMVT Bengaluru SMVB
- Journey
- 32h 45m
- 1948 km · 19 stops
22888 SMVT Bengaluru - Howrah Jn Humsafar leaves SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) at 10:15 and reaches Howrah Jn (HWH) at 19:00 on day 2 of the run. The booked run is 1948 km in 32h 45m, with 19 stops including both ends. It is the 3rd quickest of the 4 trains booked from SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) to Howrah Jn (HWH), at 32h 45m.
22888 at a glance
| Runs on | Thu |
|---|---|
| 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 | Humsafar · Premium |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 22888 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 | 10:15 | — | 0 |
| KJM Krishnarajapurm | 10:28 | 10:30 | 2m | 7 |
| KPD Katpadi Jn | 13:35 | 13:40 | 5m | 217 |
| RU Renigunta Jn | 16:10 | 16:20 | 10m | 341 |
| OGL Ongole | 19:38 | 19:40 | 2m | 578 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 21:50 | 22:00 | 10m | 717 |
| RJY Rajamundry | 00:38 +1 | 00:40 +1 | 2m | 866 |
| VSKP Visakhapatnam | 04:10 +1 | 04:30 +1 | 20m | 1067 |
| VZM Vizianagram Jn | 05:18 +1 | 05:20 +1 | 2m | 1128 |
| CHE Srikakulam Road | 06:08 +1 | 06:10 +1 | 2m | 1197 |
| PSA Palasa | 07:35 +1 | 07:37 +1 | 2m | 1270 |
| BAM Brahmapur | 08:27 +1 | 08:32 +1 | 5m | 1344 |
| KUR Khurda Road Jn | 10:25 +1 | 10:40 +1 | 15m | 1491 |
| BBS Bhubaneswar | 11:05 +1 | 11:10 +1 | 5m | 1510 |
| CTC Cuttack | 11:43 +1 | 11:45 +1 | 2m | 1537 |
| BHC Bhadrakh | 13:46 +1 | 13:48 +1 | 2m | 1652 |
| BLS Balasore | 14:20 +1 | 14:22 +1 | 2m | 1711 |
| KGP Kharagpur Jn | 16:00 +1 | 16:05 +1 | 5m | 1832 |
| HWH Howrah Jn | 19:00 +1 | end | — | 1948 |
What 22888’s schedule looks like
Of the 4 trains booked from SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) to Howrah Jn (HWH), the quickest is 12246 SMVT Bengaluru - Howrah Jn Duronto Express at 29h 50m, 2h 55m less than 22888.
Its longest run without a stop is 237 km and 3h 18m from Renigunta Jn (RU) to Ongole (OGL). The next longest is 210 km and 3h 05m from Krishnarajapurm (KJM) to Katpadi Jn (KPD).
At 22:00 it is standing at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Vizianagram Jn (VZM) and Srikakulam Road (CHE).
8 of its 17 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 Renigunta Jn (RU), 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 5 minutes at Katpadi Jn (KPD). The briefest stop is 2 minutes at Krishnarajapurm (KJM).
The run crosses midnight before Rajamundry (RJY); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 974 km at Visakhapatnam (VSKP), stop number 8 of 19, and is booked to stand at its stops for 93 minutes in all, 5% of the 32h 45m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Bhadrakh (BHC) to Balasore (BLS), 59 km at an average of 111 km/h.
After SMVT Bengaluru it calls first at Krishnarajapurm (KJM), Katpadi Jn (KPD), Renigunta Jn (RU), Ongole (OGL) and Vijayawada Jn (BZA).
Its last stops before Howrah Jn are Bhubaneswar (BBS), Cuttack (CTC), Bhadrakh (BHC), Balasore (BLS) and Kharagpur Jn (KGP).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 6 of the 17 fall in the first half of the distance and 11 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Howrah Jn (HWH), where 704 trains call, Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Kharagpur Jn (KGP), where 337 trains call.
Other trains that share 22888’s route
From 22888’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12864 SMVT Bengaluru Howrah Express — SMVB to HWH, 19 stations in common with 22888
- 12509 SMVT Bengaluru - Guwahati Express — SMVB to GHY, 17 stations in common with 22888
- 16597 SMVT Bengaluru - Alipur Duar Jn Amritbharat — SMVB to APDJ, 17 stations in common with 22888
- 12253 SMVT Bengaluru - Bhagalpur Anga Express — SMVB to BGP, 16 stations in common with 22888
Reservation chart and seat availability
22888 is booked out of SMVT Bengaluru at 10:15, 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 22888 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 22888 — SMVT Bengaluru to Howrah 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.