Train No. 12666 · Superfast

CAPE HWH SF Express (CAPE to HWH)

Kanniyakumari to Howrah Jn · 2407 km · 33 stops · Runs Sat

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Arrival

Station

Departure

Day 1
Start

Kanniyakumari
CAPE · 0 km

05:50
06:10

Nagercoil Jn
NCJ · 16 km · 5 min halt

06:15
08:00

Tirunelveli Jn
TEN · 89 km · 5 min halt

08:05
08:53

Kovilpatti
CVP · 154 km · 2 min halt

08:55
09:13

Satur
SRT · 175 km · 2 min halt

09:15
09:38

Virudunagar Jn
VPT · 202 km · 2 min halt

09:40
10:45

Madurai Jn
MDU · 245 km · 5 min halt

10:50
11:23

Kodaikanal Road
KQN · 287 km · 2 min halt

11:25
11:55

Dindigul Jn
DG · 313 km · 5 min halt

12:00
13:25

Tiruchchirappalli Jn
TPJ · 406 km · 5 min halt

13:30
13:48

Srirangam
SRGM · 417 km · 2 min halt

13:50
14:30

Ariyalur
ALU · 475 km · 1 min halt

14:31
15:04

Vriddhachalam Jn
VRI · 529 km · 2 min halt

15:06
16:10

Villupuram Jn
VM · 583 km · 5 min halt

16:15
17:08

Melmaruvathur
MLMR · 650 km · 2 min halt

17:10
17:38

Chengalpattu Jn
CGL · 686 km · 2 min halt

17:40
18:08

Tambaram
TBM · 717 km · 2 min halt

18:10
18:50

Chennai Egmore
MS · 742 km · 15 min halt

19:05
22:24

Nellore
NLR · 921 km · 1 min halt

22:25
23:54

Ongole
OGL · 1037 km · 1 min halt

23:55
Day 2
02:05

Vijayawada Jn
BZA · 1175 km · 10 min halt

02:15
02:59

Eluru
EE · 1235 km · 1 min halt

03:00
04:45

Rajamundry
RJY · 1325 km · 10 min halt

04:55
08:50

Visakhapatnam
VSKP · 1526 km · 20 min halt

09:10
13:10

Brahmapur
BAM · 1802 km · 5 min halt

13:15
15:05

Khurda Road Jn
KUR · 1949 km · 20 min halt

15:25
15:45

Bhubaneswar
BBS · 1968 km · 5 min halt

15:50
16:25

Cuttack
CTC · 1995 km · 5 min halt

16:30
17:11

Jajpur K Road
JJKR · 2067 km · 2 min halt

17:13
19:00

Bhadrakh
BHC · 2111 km · 2 min halt

19:02
19:41

Balasore
BLS · 2170 km · 5 min halt

19:46
21:20

Kharagpur Jn
KGP · 2291 km · 5 min halt

21:25
Day 3
00:05

Howrah Jn
HWH · 2407 km

End

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CAPE HWH SF Express: common questions

What time does 12666 leave Kanniyakumari?

12666 CAPE HWH SF Express is scheduled to depart Kanniyakumari (CAPE) at 05:50 and reach Howrah Jn (HWH) at 00:05 on day 3, a journey of about 42 h 15 min.

On which days does 12666 run?

It runs on Sat. On other days there is no run, so live status will show no train for those start dates.

How many stops does 12666 have?

33 scheduled halts over 2407 km, including Nagercoil Jn, Tirunelveli Jn, Kovilpatti.

Which classes are available?

2A, 3A, SL, GEN. See the coach code guide for what each class means.

What is the return train?

The return service is 12665 HWH CAPE SF Express from Howrah Jn to Kanniyakumari.

Timetable valid from 06-Jun-2026. Timings can change for maintenance, diversions or special notices, so check the live status on the day of travel.

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