Extreme Departure and Arrival Times

by Rabibrata, May 2005

With additions from other IRFCA members

Most trains depart from or arrive at their termini at fairly reasonable hours -- during the day or the evening. However, a small number of trains have what may be termed 'extreme' arrival or departure times where they begin on their journey or arrive at their destination at unearthly hours after midnight. Trains with arrivals between midnight and 4am and departures between midnight and 5am have been listed below.

The lists are as of May 2005.

Extreme Departures

Departures between midnight and 5am.

  • 6337 Okha - Ernakulam Express: Dep. OKHA 01:45
  • 4227 Varanasi - Lucknow Varuna Express: Dep. BSB 04:55
  • 4123 Pratapgarh - Kanpur Intercity: Dep. PBE 04:45
  • 4126 Faizabad - Allahabad Sarayu Express: Dep. FD 04:35
  • 2467 Bikaner - Jaipur Intercity: Dep. BKN 05:00
  • 4017/4007 Muzafarpur - Delhi Sadbhavna: Dep. MFP 04:15
  • 1047 Miraj - Hubli Express: Dep. MRJ 00:20
  • 4682 Jaladhar Cant. - New Delhi Intercity: Dep. JUC 04:20
  • 2811 LTT Kurla - Ranchi Express: Dep. LTT 00:15
  • 1093 CST Mumbai - Varanasi Mahanagri Express: Dep. CSTM 00:10
  • 9109 Valsad - Ahmedabad Gujarat Queen: Dep. BL 04:05
  • 6328 Trivandrum - Bilaspur Express: Dep. TVC 04:30
  • 6326 Trivandrum - Indore Ahilyanagari Exp: Dep. TVC 04:45
  • 5011 Trivandrum - Gorakhpur Rapti Sagar Exp: Dep. TVC 04:45
  • 6350 Mangalore - Trivandrum Parsuram: Dep. MAQ 04:15
  • 6308 Cananore - Ernakulam Express: Dep. CAN 05:00
  • 6302 Trivandrum - Soranur Venud Express: Dep. TVC 05:00
  • 5531 Jaynagar - Narkatiaganj Express (MG): Dep. Jaynagar 00:55
  • 9736 Loharu - Jaipur Express (MG): Dep. LHU 02:40
  • 1043 LTT Kurla - Madurai Express: Dep. LTT 00:15
  • 6332 Trivandrum - CST Mumbai Express: Dep. TVC 03:45
  • 6352 Nagercoil - Tirupati Express: Dep. NCJ 04:55
  • 1182 Agra Cantt - Howrah Chambal Express: Dep. AGC 03:50
  • 4015 Raxaul - Delhi Express: Dep. RXL 00.45 hrs
  • 5529 Banmankhi - Samastipur Express (MG): Dep: BNMK 03.45
  • 5528/5518 Samastipur - Katihar/Forbesganj (MG): Dep. SPJ 02:00
  • 5319 Paliakalan - Lucknow Express (MG): Dep. Paliakalan 03:15
  • 9657 Chittaurgarh - Mhow Express (MG): Dep. COR 00:20
  • 4315 Bareilly - New Delhi Intercity: Dep. BE 04:55
  • 7688 Dharmabad - Manmad Express: Dep. Dharmabad 04:00
  • 4712 Sri Ganganagar - Hardwar Express: Dep. SGNR 04:15
  • 4732 Bhatinda - New Delhi Intercity Exp: Dep. BTI 05:00
  • 2983 Bilaspur - Jaipur Express: Dep. BSP 03:50
  • 8006 Koraput - Howrah Express: Dep. Koraput 04:55
  • 9024 Firozpur - Mumbai Central Janta Express: Dep. FZR 04:30
  • 5046 Gorakhpur - Okha Express: Dep. GKP 04:10
  • 4004 Fazilka - Delhi Link Express: Dep. Faizilka 03:15
  • 9060 Jamnagar - Surat Intercity: Dep. JAM 04:45
  • 3012 Malda Town - Howrah Intercity: Dep. MLDT 03:45
  • 2934 Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central Karnavati Exp.: Dep. ADI 04:55

Extreme Arrivals

Arrivals between midnight and 4am. There don't seem to be any arrivals between 1:30am and 3:00am.

  • 5624 Guwahati - Ernakulam Express: Arr. ERS 01:20
  • 6358 Howrah - Nagercoil Express: Arr. NCJ 00:30
  • 6318 Jammu Tawi - Kanyakumari Himsagar Express: Arr. CAPE 00:55
  • 6339 CST Mumbai - Nagercoil Exp: Arr. NCJ 03:45
  • 9306 Howrah - Indore Shipra Express: Arr. INDB 03:30
  • 4085 Tilakbridge - Sirsa Express: Arr. Sirsa 00:45
  • 3106 Ballia - Sealdah Express: Arr. SDAH 03:45
  • 8450 Patna - Puri Express: Arr. PURI 03:50
  • 6613 Rajkot - Coimbatore Exp: Arr. CBE 03:30
  • 8004 Yashwantpur - Howrah Express: Arr. HWH 03:40
  • 6804 Trichy - Howrah Express: Arr. HWH 03:40
  • 6355 Nagercoil - Howrah Express: Arr. HWH 03:40
  • 6311 Jodhpur - Trivandrum Express: Arr. TVC 03:10
  • 6333 Hapa - Trivandrum Express: Arr. TVC 03:10
  • 1065 LTT Kurla - Darbhanga Pavan Exp: Arr. DBG 01:15
  • 3024 Gaya - Howrah Express: Arr. HWH 03:50
  • 3111 Howrah - Delhi Lal Quila Express: Arr. DLI 03:45
  • 9268 Okha - Porbandar Express: Arr. PBR 01:25
  • 9109/9110 Ahmedabad - Valsad Gujarat Queen Exp: Arr. BL 00:40
  • 6010 Chennai Central - CST Mumbai Mail: Arr. CSTM 03:45
  • 1020 Bhubaneshwar - Mumbai Konark Exp.: Arr. CSTM 03:55
  • Gandhidham/Jodhpur/Ajmer - Bangalore City: Arr. SBC 04:00
  • (Formerly) Trivandrum - Gorakhpur Raptisagar Exp.: Arr. GKP 03:00