Train services to be affected due to engineering works in Chennai Division

Chennai: To facilitate engineering works for commissioning of the Arakkonam – Takkolam detour line in Chennai Division, trains passing through the section will have changed pattern as detailed below:

A. The following trains will be fully cancelled

1. Train No.22207 Chennai Central – Thiruvananthapuram AC express, scheduled to leave Chennai Central on 05.04.2019 & 09.04.2019, will be fully cancelled.

2. Train No.22208 Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Central AC express, scheduled to leave Thiruvananthapuram on 07.04.2019 & 10.04.2019, will be fully cancelled.

B. The following train will be short terminated

· Train No.12698 Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Central express, scheduled to leave Thiruvananthapuram on 06.04.2019 & 13.04.2019, will be short terminated at Jolarpettai.

C. The following train will be partially cancelled

· Train No.12697 Chennai Central – Thiruvananthapuram express, scheduled to leave Chennai Central on 07.04.2019 & 14.04.2019, will be partially cancelled between Chennai Central – Jolarpettai. The train will run from Jolarpettai to Thiruvananthapuram, leaving Jolarpettai at 18.20 hrs.

D. The following train will be regulated

· Train No.22877 Howrah – Ernakulam Antyodaya express, scheduled to leave Howrah on 13.04.2019, will be regulated at a convenient location for 30 minutes.

E. The following trains will run on diverted route

1. Train No.18568 Kollam – Visakhapatnam weekly express, scheduled to leave Kollam on 05.04.2019 and run via Katpadi, Melpakkam, Renigunta and Gudur, will be diverted to run via Katpadi, Villupuram, Chennai Egmore and Gudur. Due to this diversion, the train will skip the stoppage at Gudur.

2. Train No.12690 Nagercoil – Chennai Central weekly express, scheduled to leave Nagercoil on 07.04.2019 and run via Tiruchchirappalli, Karur, Salem, Jolarpettai and Arakkonam, will be diverted to run via Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram, Chennai Egmore and Chennai Beach. Due to this diversion, the train will skip the stoppages at Karur, Namakkal, Salem, Morappur, Tirupattur, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Arakkonam and Perambur.

3. Train No.22815 Bilaspur – Ernakulam weekly express, scheduled to leave Bilaspur on 08.04.2019 and run via Gudur, Renigunta, Melpakkam, Jolarpettai and Salem, will be diverted to run via Gudur, Chennai Beach, Chennai Egmore, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam and Salem. Due to this diversion, the train will skip the stoppages at Renigunta, Katpadi and Jolarpettai.

4. Train No.22878 Ernakulam – Howrah Antyodaya express, scheduled to leave Ernakulam on 09.04.2019 and run via Katpadi, Melpakkam, Renigunta and Gudur, will be diverted to run via Katpadi, Villupuram, Chennai Egmore and Gudur. Due to this diversion, the train will skip the stoppage at Renigunta.

5. Train No.22619 Bilaspur – Tirunelveli weekly express, scheduled to leave Bilaspur on 09.04.2019 and run via Gudur, Renigunta, Melpakkam, Jolarpettai and Salem, will be diverted to run via Gudur, Chennai Beach, Chennai Egmore, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam and Salem. Due to this diversion, the train will skip the stoppages at Renigunta, Katpadi and Jolarpettai.

6. Train No.16351 CSMT Mumbai – Nagercoil express, scheduled to leave CSMT Mumbai on 13.04.2019 and run via Renigunta, Arakkonam, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul and Madurai, will be diverted to run via Gooty, Dharmavaram, Yelahanka, Salem, Karur, Dindigul and Madurai. Due to this diversion, the train will skip the stoppages at Tiruttani, Arakkonam, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Melmaruvathur, Tindivanam, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Ariyalur, Srirangam and Tiruchchirappalli.

7. Train No.16352 Nagercoil – CSMT Mumbai express, scheduled to leave Nagercoil on 14.04.2019 and run via Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Arakkonam and Renigunta, will be diverted to run via Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Takkolam, Melpakkam and Renigunta. Due to this diversion, the train will skip the stoppage at Arakkonam.

F. The following train will be rescheduled

· Train No.12695 Chennai Central – Thiruvananthapuram express, scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 15.25 hrs. on 14.04.2019, will be rescheduled to leave Chennai Central at 19.25 hrs. on 14.04.2019 (late by 4 hrs.).

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