Changes in origin, terminal due to revamp works at Egmore station

CHENNAI: Several express trains from Chennai Egmore would originate or terminate temporarily from Tambaram/Chennai Beach owing to redevelopment works at Chennai Egmore. The statement issued by Southern Railway stated that a few trains would be diverted, and Vande Bharat coaches would also be revised.

Train no. 12653 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchy Rockfort Express will depart from Tambaram at 12.03 am from September 11 up to November 10.

Train no. 22662 Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore Sethu Express will terminate at Tambaram at 06.35 am, train no. 12654 Tiruchy - Chennai Egmore Rockfort Express will terminate at Tambaram at 03.30 am, train no. 12638 Madurai – Chennai Egmore Pandian Express will terminate at Tambaram at 04.45 am from September 10 up to November 9. There is no change in train no. 12637 Chennai Egmore – Madurai Pandian Express, which will continue to originate from Chennai Egmore.

Train no. 16751 Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram Mail will depart from Tambaram at 7.42 pm, train no. 22661 Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram Express will depart from Tambaram at 6.20 pm, train no. 22675 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchy Cholan Express will depart from Tambaram at 08.12 am from September 11 up to November 10 (no change in train no. 22676 Tiruchy - Chennai Egmore Cholan Express).

Train no. 16752 Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore Mail will terminate at Tambaram at 06.45 am from September 10 up to November 9.

Train no. 22158 Chennai Egmore – Mumbai CSMT Express will depart from Chennai Beach at 06.45 am from September 11 up to November 10 (no change in train no. 22157 Mumbai CSMT - Chennai Egmore Express, which will continue to terminate at Chennai Egmore as usual).

Train no. 13352 Alappuzha – Dhanbad Express, scheduled to leave Alappuzha at 06.00 am on September 7, train no. 12678 Ernakulam Jn. – KSR Bengaluru Intercity Express scheduled to leave Ernakulam Jn at 09.10 am, train no 22620 Tirunelveli – Bilaspur Weekly Express, scheduled to leave Tirunelveli at 01.25 am, will be diverted to run via Podanur and Irugur, skipping stoppage at Coimbatore Junction. Additional stoppage will be provided at Podanur.

Train no. 20671/20672 Madurai – Bangalore Cantonment – Madurai Vande Bharat Express, currently with seven chair car coaches and one executive class, would be revised with 14 chair car coaches and two executive class coaches from September 11, added the statement.