Schedule of Chennai central howrah mail (12840) is given below. This train starts at Chennai central and ends at Howrah jn. It takes total 29 hours over 2 days to complete this journey. The train only runs on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Arrival and departure information for each station is also given below along with the distance travelled by the train.
| Train Number | Train Name | From | To | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Days | Runs ON | Train Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12840 | Chennai central howrah mail | MAS | HWH | 04:10 | 23:40 | 2 | 1111111 | SUPERFAST |
Chennai central howrah mail is a daily running superfast train. It travels in between Chennai central railway station and Howrah jn. It operates with train numbers 12840 and 12840.
| Station Code | Station Name | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Day | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS | Chennai central | 00:00 | 23:40 | 0 | 0 |
| GDR | Gudur jn | 01:50 | 01:52 | 1 | 137 |
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| OGL | Ongole | 03:44 | 03:45 | 1 | 291 |
| CLX | Chirala | 04:20 | 04:21 | 1 | 341 |
| BPP | Bapatla | 04:33 | 04:34 | 1 | 356 |
| TEL | Tenali jn | 05:05 | 05:06 | 1 | 398 |
| BZA | Vijayawada jn | 06:25 | 06:40 | 1 | 430 |
| EE | Eluru | 07:26 | 07:27 | 1 | 489 |
| TDD | Tadepalligudem | 07:59 | 08:00 | 1 | 537 |
| NDD | Nidadavolu jn | 08:22 | 08:23 | 1 | 557 |
| RJY | Rajamundry | 09:09 | 09:14 | 1 | 579 |
| SLO | Samalkot jn | 09:52 | 09:53 | 1 | 629 |
| ANV | Annavaram | 10:19 | 10:20 | 1 | 666 |
| TUNI | Tuni | 10:35 | 10:36 | 1 | 683 |
| AKP | Anakapalle | 11:21 | 11:22 | 1 | 746 |
| VSKP | Visakhapatnam | 13:00 | 13:20 | 1 | 780 |
| VZM | Vizianagram jn | 14:15 | 14:20 | 1 | 841 |
| CPP | Chipurupalle | 14:48 | 14:50 | 1 | 871 |
| CHE | Srikakulam road | 15:18 | 15:20 | 1 | 910 |
| NWP | Naupada jn | 15:56 | 15:58 | 1 | 957 |
| PSA | Palasa | 16:25 | 16:30 | 1 | 983 |
| SPT | Sompeta | 16:53 | 16:55 | 1 | 1014 |
| IPM | Ichchpuram | 17:10 | 17:12 | 1 | 1032 |
| BAM | Berhampur | 17:35 | 17:40 | 1 | 1057 |
| CAP | Chatrapur | 17:57 | 17:59 | 1 | 1078 |
| BALU | Balugan | 18:40 | 18:42 | 1 | 1133 |
| KUR | Khurda road jn | 20:00 | 20:15 | 1 | 1203 |
| BBS | Bhubaneswar | 20:40 | 20:45 | 1 | 1222 |
| CTC | Cuttack | 21:15 | 21:20 | 1 | 1249 |
| JJKR | Jajpur k road | 22:14 | 22:16 | 1 | 1321 |
| BHC | Bhadrakh | 23:22 | 23:24 | 1 | 1364 |
| BLS | Balasore | 00:07 | 00:12 | 2 | 1426 |
| KGP | Kharagpur jn | 01:47 | 01:52 | 2 | 1544 |
| SRC | Santragachi jn | 03:21 | 03:23 | 2 | 1655 |
| HWH | Howrah jn | 04:10 | 00:00 | 2 | 1662 |
The overall distance covered by Chennai central howrah mail is 1662 km. The average running speed of the train is about 57.310344827586 km/hour and the average time taken by the train to complete the journey is about 29 hours. Train 12840 Chennai central howrah mail runs from Chennai central to Howrah jn and train 12840 Chennai central howrah mail heads in the opposite direction. As per its time schedule, train 12840 Chennai central howrah mail departs from Chennai central at 23:40 hours and reaches Howrah jn station at 04:10 hours on day 2 of journey. On the other side, train 12840 departs from Howrah jn station at 23:40 and reaches Chennai central at 04:10 on day 2 of the journey.
The prominent stoppages took by the express are at Howrah Jn, Vijayawada Jn, Kharagpur Jn, Santragachi Jn, Bhubaneswar.