Live seat availability, post-charting vacant berths, and Smart Seats split-booking options for travel from CSMT to HWH.
Two proven booking strategies when direct tickets are sold out or on Waitlist.
When tickets from CSMT to HWH show REGRET, Indian Railways locks the full route. LastBerth scans intermediate station pairs on this exact train to find contiguous confirmed berths so you travel on the same train without switching coaches.
When 1st reservation charts are prepared (typically 4 hours before departure), unallotted Tatkal and quota seats are released to the public as CURR_AVBL. Check Chart Vacancy right after charting to book immediately on IRCTC.
Intermediate stations on Howrah Duronto (12261) where split segments can be booked.
| # | Station | Arrival | Departure | Halt | Distance | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C Shivaji Mah TCSMT | — | 17:15 | — | 0 km | |
| 2 | Kalyan JnKYN | 17:59 | 18:01 | — | 54 km | |
| 3 | Bhusaval JnBSL | 22:55 | 23:00 | — | 445 km | |
| 4 | Akola JnAK | 00:38 | 00:40 | — | 584 km | |
| 5 | NagpurNGP | 04:10 | 04:15 | — | 837 km | |
| 6 | Raipur JnR | 08:13 | 08:15 | — | 1139 km | |
| 7 | Bilaspur JnBSP | 09:50 | 10:00 | — | 1250 km | |
| 8 | Tatanagar JnTATA | 16:10 | 16:20 | — | 1719 km | |
| 9 | Howrah JnHWH | 20:40 | — | — | 1968 km |
When direct tickets on Howrah Duronto show REGRET, use LastBerth Smart Seats to search for contiguous split-segments on the same train (e.g., CSMT to Kanpur + Kanpur to HWH).