About 12417/ 12418 Prayagraj Express (PT)

Looking for the Time Table and Route Map of 12418 Prayagraj Express? Planning a journey between Prayagraj (Allahabad) and New Delhi anytime soon? If yes, here’s everything you need to know about this efficient and popular superfast train.

Operated by the North Central Railways, Prayagraj Express runs between New Delhi and Prayagraj, serving as a key connection between the two major cities. This superfast train runs daily with train numbers 12417 and 12418, covering a total distance of 635 km.

The average speed of the train is 67 km/h, and the journey duration is approximately 9 hours and 30 minutes. With minimal halts to ensure faster travel, the train stops only at Fatehpur, Kanpur Central, Aligarh, and Ghaziabad en route.

As per the official schedule, Train 12417 departs from Prayagraj at 21:30 hrs and reaches New Delhi at 07:00 hrs the next morning. In the reverse direction, Train 12418 leaves New Delhi at 21:20 hrs and arrives at Prayagraj by 06:50 hrs. The train consists of 23 coaches, though no pantry car is available, so passengers should plan their meals accordingly.

However, no need to worry about food during the journey. With Travelkhana, you can conveniently order food in train online and get hot, hygienic meals delivered right to your seat at major stations like Kanpur Central or Aligarh. Visit TravelKhana website or download the TravelKhana app and pre-book your favorite meals with ease.

12417/Prayagraj Express (PT), Allahabad Junction – New Delhi Route, Schedule & Time Table –

12418/Prayagraj Express, New Delhi – Allahabad Junction Route, Schedule & Time Table –

12417/ 12418 Prayagraj Express (PT) coach Position and Seat Map Layout

Railways at our Fingertips

Every single day millions of Indians commute from one place to another, either inside a city, or from one city to another through trains. The Indian Railways facilitates the Indian population to keep moving and helps span the entire length and breadth of the vast Indian subcontinent. Through the world’s largest network of trains and the most sophisticated passenger travel service in existence, the Indian railways has made it possible to keep up the essence of unity in diversity in India. The infrastructure that supports this massive crowd of passengers is carefully planned and smartly implemented. The entire railway system showcases pure genius and reflects remarkable brilliance.

From the moment the official website and mobile applications handle thousands of ticket reservations per hour with minimal failures, to the time a passenger reaches the station, finds the platform, boards the train, locates their seat, and reaches the destination—every step of the travel cycle is managed with meticulous care.

All the passengers can use the Indian Railways’ websites or of the many available apps on the play store and app store, to gather information about seat coach position and map to know more about the routes of the trains. All the information regarding the journey is readily available online at click of a few buttons.

It is also possible to track the location of trains in real-time, as they pass through stations to check on any delay and this helps passengers in making follow up travel arrangements accordingly, and on the go.

Train Coach Position And Seat Layout all Classes:-

First Tier AC Coach(H1):- Have you been going to travel in the superfast running PRAYAGRAJ EXPRESS in the First Tier AC Coach (H1) that runs on daily basis from both sides with train numbers 12417 and 12418? The superfast train runs in between Allahabad junction and New Delhi junction across the country. The distance that is covered by the train in total is 635 kms. It runs with an average operating speed of 67 km/hour and takes about 9 hours and 30 minutes in covering the entire distance. It stops by at about 4 halts in between the travel.

Considering the coaches, the train has 24 coaches available as of now in total and amongst them rake with numbers 13 and 14 belongs to first-tier AC coaches. There is no pantry car available as of now in the train and if desired, feel free to have e-catering food meal services from Travel Khana. To know more of the seating position and overall structure of the first-tier coach, do check out the seat map of the same and get an insight from there. There are lower berth and upper berth available in the coach and with the help of seat number, seat position could also be known in advance before the travel.

Second Tier AC Coach(2A):- 

The Second Tier AC Coach (2A) in the superfast categorized running Prayagraj Express that is operating with train numbers 12417 and 12418 from both sides, is been available with rake numbers 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19. Aside from second tier AC coach 2A available, the other coaches that are available are first class tier, third class coach, sleeper and general class coaches. The train currently does not have a pantry car attached.

The North Central Railways zone of Indian Railways supervises this superfast express, which runs daily between Allahabad Junction and New Delhi Junction. It covers a total distance of 635 km in 9 hours and 30 minutes.

It stops by at 4 halts within and the average operating speed is 67 km/hour. To get an idea of the overall layout and seating structure in the second tier coach, simply have a look at the seat map of the same as designed by Indian Railways. The fare in 2A class coach in general class is Rs. 1435 and in tatkal class, it will change to Rs. 1855.

Third Tier AC coach(3A):-

Prayagraj Express is a daily running overnight superfast express that comes under the supervision of North Central Railways. The superfast express is connecting Prayagraj and New Delhi station in the country. It covers a total distance of 635 km in about 8 hours and 50 minutes. It is operating with train numbers 12417 and 12418 from both sides.

Are you going to travel in the Third Tier AC coach (3A) in the express? There are 24 coaches in the express, and aside from third tier AC coach, it has AC first class coach, AC second tier coach, and sleeper coaches. It even has a military coach in the train. Out of 24 coaches, rake with positions 16, 17 and 18 belongs to third tier coaches. There is no pantry car attached in the express.

It runs with a super speed of 72 km/hour. As per the third tier coach seat map, it has in total 64 seats to sleep and sit. Each third tier coach has a lower, middle, upper, side lower, and side upper berths. It is advisable to make the bookings in the express a bit early as it is quite a famous one. Have a safe travel!

Sleeper Class Non AC coach(SL):- 

Prayagraj Express belongs to North Central Indian Railways and operates with train numbers 12417 and 12418 from both sides. It is an overnight running train, categorized in the superfast category and its service frequency is on daily basis. The distance covered by the train daily is 635 kms and the travel time is an approximate 8 hours and 50 minutes. The train has 24 coaches available including AC first class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper, and general unreserved. There is no pantry car attached within the train.

Out of these coaches, the sleeper class non AC coach (SL) is at rake positions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 designated as S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5. The coach code of SL is S and the seats available to sit and sleep available are 72 in total. There is a lower berth, upper berth, middle berth, side lower berth, and side upper berth in the coach. The fare to travel in this express for an adult will be Rs. 2055 in AC first class, Rs. 1230 in AC 2 tier, Rs. 870 in AC 3 tier, and Rs. 335 in sleeper. The tatkal charges will vary depending on the coach you are travelling, including additional Rs. 90 in SL, Rs. 234 in AC 3 tier, and Rs. 339 in AC 2 tier. 

Unreserved Class Compartment(GEN)
End on Generator(EOG)

Delhi to Prayagraj Train:

Those planning to travel to Prayagraj from Delhi can avail the Prayagraj Express running in the numbers 12474/12418. This superfast train belongs to the North-Central Railways and is known to reach its destination on time. It runs between the major Indian cities of New Delhi & Prayagraj (Former Allahabad).

Specifications about the train

This superfast train covers a total distance of around 635 km. Its average running speed is about 67 km/hr and the total time taken to cover its entire journey is 9 hours & 30 minutes. Being a superfast train it has halts in just 4 junctions only in between the route. The halts are Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Kanpur Central and Fatehpur.

Passengers who don’t want to waste time during their journey and prefer to reach their destination quickly can choose this train. According to the current timetable, train number 12417 leaves Prayagraj at around 21:30 hours.

It reaches New Delhi railway station at around 07:00 hours in the morning. The 12418 train departs from New Delhi railway station at about 21:20 hours at night and reaches its destination Prayagraj at 06:50 hours early in the morning.

The train has a total of 23 coaches available for passengers from all the segments of the society to avail and travel. However, no pantry car is fitted to it. Overall, it is a wonderful train that is completely safe to travel and the seat is very relaxing and allows the travellers to sleep and relax without having to face any issues.