Southern Railway reschedules and cancels some trains
Southern Railway will take up remodelling of the Tambaram yard for various engineering and signal upgradation work from July 23 to August 18. In view of this, some express and mail trains will be rescheduled or cancelled.
In a press release, the Southern Railway said the Tambaram-NagercoilTambaram Antyodaya Superfast Express (20691/692) has been cancelled from July 23 to 31. Similarly 19 train services would be partially cancelled and their departure stations have been changed.
The Chennai EgmoreMadurai Vaigai Express (12635), Chennai EgmoreTiruchirappalli Rockfort Express (12653) and Karaikudi-Chennai Egmore Pallavan Superfast Express (12606) will be operated and terminated at Chengalpattu railway station from July 24 to August 1.
Similarly, seven trains will be operated and stopped at Egmore railway station, including the Tambaram-New Tinsukia Express (15929), the Jasidih-Tambaram Superfast Express (12376), Tambaram-Jasidih Superfast Express (12375), Tambaram-Nagercoil Superfast
Express (22657), the Nagercoil-Tambaram Superfast Express (22658), the Tambaram-Santragach Antyodaya Express (22842), the New Tinsukia-Tambaram Weekly Express (15930), the Silghat Town-Tambaram Nagaon Express (15630) and the Tambaram-Silghat Town Express (15629).
Southern Railway will be diverting seven trains, including the BikanerMadurai Superfast Express (22632) skipping Egmore and Tambaram railway stations with stop at Perambur on July 21, and the Egmore-Salem Superfast (22153) skipping Egmore via Chennai Beach and Chengalpattu from July 23 to 31.
The Puducherry-New Delhi Express (22403) and the RameswaramBanaras Weekly Superfast (22535) will be diverted via Chengalpattu, Arakkonam, and Perambur skipping Egmore railway station from July 24 to 31. The Tiruchi-Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar Express (20482) and the Lokmanyatilak-Karaikal Express (11017) will be diverted on July 27.
The RameswaramAyodhya Cantonment Shraddha Sethu Superfast train (22613) leaving Mandapam will be diverted via Chengalpattu and Perambur skipping Egmore on July 28.