Train 12301

Train 12301 — schedule and time table

The timeline above shows the train schedule for train 12301: every station on its route, the scheduled arrival time and departure time at each stop, and how the train is currently running against that timetable. Stations already passed, the current position, and upcoming stops are marked separately.

What is a train schedule?

A railway train timetable is the published plan for a service. It lists the train number and name, the sequence of intermediate stations between origin and destination, and the time the train is scheduled to reach and leave each one. Because the same numbered train runs to the same timetable on its operating days, the schedule is what lets you work out boarding time, journey duration, and whether a particular station is even a stop.

Understanding arrival and departure times

Arrival time is when the train is scheduled to reach a station; departure time is when it is scheduled to leave. The gap between them is the halt, which can be a couple of minutes at a small station or much longer at a major junction. At the originating station only a departure time applies, and at the final destination only an arrival time does.

Board against the departure time, but reach the platform well before it — a short halt leaves little margin. Where a journey runs past midnight, the day counter distinguishes a departure late on day one from an arrival early on day two.

Scheduled timings versus current running

A timetable describes the plan; it is not a promise about today. Trains can run late, and delay can grow or shrink over the course of a route. This page pairs the two: the scheduled timings from the train route schedule alongside the latest reported running information, so you can see both what should happen and what is actually happening.

Timetables themselves are also revised periodically by Indian Railways, and individual runs can be cancelled or diverted. For platform numbers and last-minute changes, confirm with official station announcements.

Why the time table matters

A schedule answers the practical questions: which stop to board at, how long the journey takes, whether there is enough halt time to step off, when someone should leave home to collect you, and whether a connecting train is realistic once the current delay is taken into account.