12696Express
Thiruvananthapuram North Chennai Express
Thiruvananthapuram Central TVC → Mgr Chennai Central MAS
2026 published timetable · origin operating days: Daily. Principal timing points only. Positions in 3D are simulated; check current railway information before travel.
- Departs
- 17:15
- Arrives
- 10:00 day 2
- Est. distance
- 805 km
- Journey
- 16h 45m
- Timing points
- 14
- Est. avg speed
- 48 km/h
Route
Coach layout 23 vehicles
- WAP-7
- SLR
- GS
- GS
- A1
- A2
- B1
- B2
- B3
- B4
- B5
- S1
- S2
- S3
- S4
- S5
- S6
- S7
- S8
- PC
- GS
- GS
- SLR
2× Guard / Luggage, 4× General, 2× AC 2-Tier, 5× AC 3-Tier, 8× Sleeper, 1× Pantry Car. Typical rake for this service type; actual composition varies.
Published timings 14 points
| # | Station | Arr | Dep | Halt | Day | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram Central TVC | — | 17:15 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | Kollam Jn. QLN | 18:15 | 18:18 | 3m | 1 | 59 |
| 3 | Kottayam KTYM | 20:00 | 20:05 | 5m | 1 | 138 |
| 4 | Ernakulam Town ERN | 21:25 | 21:30 | 5m | 1 | 189 |
| 5 | Thrisur TCR | 22:37 | 22:40 | 3m | 1 | 248 |
| 6 | Palakkad Jn. PGT | 00:37 | 00:40 | 3m | 2 | 305 |
| 7 | Coimbatore Jn. CBE | 01:57 | 02:00 | 3m | 2 | 346 |
| 8 | Tiruppur TUP | — | 02:45 | 2 | 389 | |
| 9 | Erode Jn. ED | 03:35 | 03:40 | 5m | 2 | 437 |
| 10 | Salem Jn. SA | 04:30 | 04:35 | 5m | 2 | 494 |
| 11 | Jolarpettai Jn. JTJ | 06:28 | 06:30 | 2m | 2 | 605 |
| 12 | Katpadi Jn. KPD | 07:38 | 07:40 | 2m | 2 | 681 |
| 13 | Arakkonam Jn. AJJ | — | 08:30 | 2 | 740 | |
| 14 | Mgr Chennai Central MAS | 10:00 | — | 2 | 805 |
Times are IST; days count from departure at origin. A dash means that arrival or departure is not printed. Principal timing points only, not every halt. Distances are straight-line estimates between listed timing points.