Commuters complain of dwindling railway services on Chennai-Arakkonam route
2 months ago

Commuters complain of dwindling railway services on Chennai-Arakkonam route

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Rail commuters dependent on the Chennai-Arakkonam route are alleging that local train services are being neglected by the railways, causing inconvenience to lakhs. Six months after the permanent cancellation of around 56 Chennai suburban local trains, the railway has now cancelled four additional trains—Chennai-Avadi/Pattabiram and Chennai-Gummidipundi—effective from January 1. A spokesperson for the Chennai Railway Division stated that the 56 cancelled services would be gradually reinstated once ongoing engineering maintenance work is completed. The trains cancelled in the revised timetable include the Chennai Central - Pattabiram Military Siding train departing at 9.15 pm, the Beach-Avadi at 8.20 pm, the Gummidipundi-Beach at 9.55 pm, and the Beach-Gummidipundi at 10.45 pm.

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Chennai: Four new suburban services on Gummidipundi, Avadi sections
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Chennai: Four new suburban services on Gummidipundi, Avadi sections

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Chennai division of Southern Railway has decided to introduce two new trains on the Chennai-Gummidipundi and Chennai-Avadi sections starting March 3. The development comes a few months after TNIE published two articles highlighting inadequate train services and permanent cancellations of services to Chennai suburban areas. The Chennai railway division, while responding to the complaint regarding cancellation of train …

General coaches in 13 trains cut down to house AC rakes
1 month, 1 week ago

General coaches in 13 trains cut down to house AC rakes

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Despite unreserved passengers continuing to occupy reserved coaches in large numbers across all trains, Southern Railway has reduced the number of general class coaches available for unreserved travel in 13 pairs of trains. The move may potentially result in more commuters travelling to Arakkonam, Katpadi, Walajah, and Jolarpettai from Chennai during the evening occupying reserved coaches, especially on Alappuzha …

Chennai Metro scraps late night service following Vijay Antony concert cancellation
3 months ago

Chennai Metro scraps late night service following Vijay Antony concert cancellation

Live Mint  

Metro services in Chennai will run as per regular timetable on Saturday following the cancellation of a Vijay Antony concert. “Attendees who have Popular Tamil musician Vijay Antony had been slated to perform at the AM Jain College Grounds in Meenambakkam on Saturday evening — with the cancellation being announced mere hours before the event. The update from Chennai Metro …

Chennai Beach-Chengalpattu route to have 24 fewer trains on Sundays
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Beach-Chengalpattu route to have 24 fewer trains on Sundays

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Rail passengers using local trains on Sundays will have to wait longer at stations, as 24 services on the Chennai Beach-Chengalpattu route have been cancelled on weekends to accommodate line and engineering maintenance works. According to the suburban timetable that came into effect on July 14 last year, the section previously had 206 services on Sundays, but this has …

25 trains across Tamil Nadu cancelled, 20 diverted due to Andhra Pradesh floods
6 months, 3 weeks ago

25 trains across Tamil Nadu cancelled, 20 diverted due to Andhra Pradesh floods

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the Chennai Central, Tambaram, Perambur, and other stations across Tamil Nadu due to the cancellation of trains over the past two days. Railway authorities said that a total of 25 trains which were scheduled to arrive at Chennai Central and other stations in Tamil Nadu from Shalimar, Puri, and other areas were cancelled …

Centre clears Chennai Metro Rail’s proposal to buy additional trains for phase I project
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre clears Chennai Metro Rail’s proposal to buy additional trains for phase I project

The Hindu  

Decks cleared for procuring the six coach trains for Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase I project as the Department of Economic Affairs gave its approval on Saturday, August 10, 2024. In July, the Chennai Metro Rail system recorded an average of three lakh passengers a day and coaches run packed during the office hours. To augment capacity, Chennai Metro Rail sent …

55 Chennai suburban trains cancelled from July 23 to August 14
8 months ago

55 Chennai suburban trains cancelled from July 23 to August 14

The Hindu  

The Southern Railway has announced changes in the suburban train services for the Chennai Beach to Tambaram and Chengalpattu section from July 23 to August 14, as remodelling work is to be undertaken at the Tambaram yard. In a press release, the Southern Railway said it would be cancelling night train services from 10.30 p.m. to 2.30 a.m. from July …

Rail users in Pattukottai welcome announcement of bi-weekly train
9 months, 1 week ago

Rail users in Pattukottai welcome announcement of bi-weekly train

The Hindu  

Rail users in the Pattukottai region welcomed the Southern Railway’s announcement of a bi-weekly train connecting Pattukottai and Chennai. Enquiries revealed that at present the Tambaram-Sengottah-Tambaram tri-weekly service, Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli-Chennai Egmore, and Secunderabad-Ramanathapuram-Secunderabad weekly trains were providing the much-needed rail link to Chennai for commuters hailing from Pattukottai and surrounding areas. Meanwhile, the commuters and members of the local rail …

Partial cancellation and stoppages of trains
1 year ago

Partial cancellation and stoppages of trains

The Hindu  

Some trains will be partially cancelled due to Line Block for construction of Road Under Bridge in lieu of LC – 50 between Mangela – Jadarama Kunte stations on Monday. 16586 Murdeshwar-SMVT Bengaluru Daily Express which was notified for regulation for 15 minutes enroute on March 12, 2024 is restored to run as per schedule time. 16217 Mysuru – Sainagar …

Southern Railway cancels 15 train services today amid Chennai rains
1 year, 3 months ago

Southern Railway cancels 15 train services today amid Chennai rains

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As many as 15 trains were cancelled by Southern Railways on Thursday amid heavy rainfall and water logging in Chennai, officials informed. The railway authorities announced the cancellation of several train services scheduled for December 7, Thursday, including the Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli Vande Bharat Special and Tirunelveli-Chennai Egmore Vande Bharat Special. The cancelled trains include Dr MGR Central - …

Parts of Chennai remain inundated, relief efforts expedited
1 year, 3 months ago

Parts of Chennai remain inundated, relief efforts expedited

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Residents grappled with stagnant water and power disruption in parts of the city and its suburbs on Wednesday, two days after Cyclone Michuang wreaked havoc in the metropolis and neighbouring districts, even as civic agency personnel stepped up relief and rehabilitation efforts. Many users on social media site 'X' shared videos of residential localities still being surrounded by stagnant …

40 train services to and from Kerala cancelled in view of Cyclone Michaung
1 year, 3 months ago

40 train services to and from Kerala cancelled in view of Cyclone Michaung

The Hindu  

The Southern Railway has cancelled as many as 40 train services to and from Kerala, including Sabarimala special trains, in view of the cyclone ‘Michaung’ which is likely to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast by Tuesday. The cancelled trains include Narasapur–Kottayam Special; Secunderabad Junction–Kollam Junction Special; Gorakhpur Junction–Kochuveli Rapti Sagar SF Express; Thiruvananthapuram Central–New Delhi Kerala SF Express; Nagercoil …

Many Trains Cancelled in Vijayawada Division
1 year, 4 months ago

Many Trains Cancelled in Vijayawada Division

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Due to maintenance works over Vijayawada Division, the SCR either cancelled or partially cancelled many trains from November 13 and asked rail commuters to plan their journeys accordingly. Trains that were cancelled from November 13 to 19 include 17267 Kakinada Port Visakhapatnam, 17268 Visakhapatnam Kakinada Port, 07466 Rajahmundry Visakhapatnam, 07467 Visakhapatnam Rajahmundry, 17219 Machilipatnam Visakhapatnam, 17243 Guntur Rayagada, 17239 …

Cancellation, Partial Cancellation and Diversion of Trains
1 year, 5 months ago

Cancellation, Partial Cancellation and Diversion of Trains

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Train services in Andhra Pradesh are set to be disrupted due to maintenance works in the Vijayawada division. 22702 from Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam will be cancelled on October 30, 31, and November 1, 3, and 4. 22701 from Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada will be cancelled on October 30, 31, and November 1, 3, and 4. 07896 from Machilipatnam to Vijayawada, …

Hundreds of passengers suffer due to disruption in Chennai Metro Rail services
1 year, 6 months ago

Hundreds of passengers suffer due to disruption in Chennai Metro Rail services

The Hindu  

Hundreds of passengers suffered, struggled and were delayed to their destinations as Chennai Metro Rail train services were disrupted during the rush hours owing to a technical glitch. At around 8 a.m., due to a technical glitch with the overhead electric line near Guindy Metro Rail station, there were some changes in the train services between Wimco Nagar depot and …

Indian Railways cancels nearly 250 trains today | Full list
2 years ago

Indian Railways cancels nearly 250 trains today | Full list

India Today  

Indian Railways on Saturday cancelled nearly 250 trains for various reasons. Due to railroad doubling, non-interlocking work, and other development, Indian Railways canceled these trains. According to the update from Indian Railways, trains from different states, including Delhi, UP, and Maharashtra have been completely cancelled. FULL LIST OF CANCELLED TRAINS TODAY: 01825, 01826, 03085, 03086, 03359, 03360, 03591, 03592, 03649, …

Glitch in Chennai Metro Rail services, direct trains between Central station and airport cancelled on Friday
2 years ago

Glitch in Chennai Metro Rail services, direct trains between Central station and airport cancelled on Friday

The Hindu  

On Friday, during the peak morning hour, as many commuters were rushing to work, Chennai Metro Rail services suffered a disruption yet again, causing passengers severe inconveniences. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited, the direct trains between Chennai Central and Chennai airport have been suspended. While by noon, the train services began operating as per schedule, the direct …

Commuters fume as SCR cancels 33 MMTS trains
2 years, 1 month ago

Commuters fume as SCR cancels 33 MMTS trains

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Citing operational reasons, the South Central Railway has cancelled 33 MMTS trains for three days from Monday. Ravinder Naik tweeted: "Many MMTS trains have been cancelled from the last 20 days Daily from Nampally station. Mohammad Ashwaan: "Why the MMTS TRAINS are getting cancelled everyday same nuisance they say Operational Reasons why don't you cancel the permanently u guys …

Metro Rail commuters demand increase in frequency of trains during peak hours
2 years, 4 months ago

Metro Rail commuters demand increase in frequency of trains during peak hours

The Hindu  

Seven years ago, Chennai Metro Rail trains were rather empty and an average of just 10,000 passengers a day travelled in them. G. Balasubramanian, who frequently travels by Metro train from airport to the Government Estate said, wants a train every three minues during peak hours. During the days before a long weekend or a public holiday too, Chennai Metro …

Several trains cancelled after derailment of goods train
2 years, 4 months ago

Several trains cancelled after derailment of goods train

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: A goods wagon carrying a consignment of cars derailed on its way to Visakhapatnam/Kolkata at Rajahmundry station yard at 2.55am on Wednesday, resulting in cancellation of 12 trains, partial cancellation of two and rescheduling of one train. Railway authorities sent 11 wagons attached to the front portion of the derailed wagon to Kadiam railway station and 14 wagons from …

Chennai Metro: unfinished jobs even after 7 years
2 years, 8 months ago

Chennai Metro: unfinished jobs even after 7 years

The Hindu  

After seven years of operation, Chennai Metro Rail still has several jobs to complete to make travel as smooth as possible for commuters. Like transport systems abroad, the State government and Chennai Metro Rail should bring in a single card system which can be used everywhere, from malls to buses or Chennai Metro Rail. Aswathy Dilip, South Asia director of …

Seven years on, Chennai Metro Rail covers more of the city
2 years, 8 months ago

Seven years on, Chennai Metro Rail covers more of the city

The Hindu  

On 29 June 2015, the first Chennai Metro Rail train chugged off from Koyambedu to Alandur, for a mere 10 km stretch. While the phase I and phase I extension network of this mass rapid transit system is rather too limited, covering only 54 km of the city, it did benefit people who had to take a train, bus or …

Indian Railways Cancels 1,026 Trains Today on January 23; Here's How to Check Full List
3 years, 2 months ago

Indian Railways Cancels 1,026 Trains Today on January 23; Here's How to Check Full List

News 18  

INDIAN RAILWAYS UPDATES: Indian Railways has decided to cancel 1,026 trains today on Sunday, January 23 due to operational reasons and foggy weather. Among those cancelled are trains that operates between Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Assam among others. According to …

Indian Railways Cancel More Trains on Assam, Odisha and West Bengal Routes; Check Full List Here
3 years, 10 months ago

Indian Railways Cancel More Trains on Assam, Odisha and West Bengal Routes; Check Full List Here

News 18  

Indian Railways has cancelled 10 special train services operating on the routes between Sealdah, New Jalpaiguri, Puri, Kolkata, Haldibari, Silghat and Balughat due to low occupancy amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1394586529788354560?s=20 Earlier this month, the Eastern railway had cancelled 16 trains operating on the routes between Howrah, Ranchi, Dhanbad, Kolkata, and few others. Here is …

Indian Railways Cancels 31 Train Services due to Poor Occupancy, Maintenance; Here's a Complete List
3 years, 10 months ago

Indian Railways Cancels 31 Train Services due to Poor Occupancy, Maintenance; Here's a Complete List

News 18  

Indian Railways has cancelled 31 trains service from May 12 operating on the routes between West Bengal, Assam and Bihar due to low occupancy and maintenance works. In a tweet, the Northeast Frontier Railway said that the 18 services will be discontinued due to poor patronization until further notice. However, due to track maintenance work in Howrah division, 13 more …

Indian Railways cancels several trains including Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto - Full list
3 years, 10 months ago

Indian Railways cancels several trains including Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto - Full list

India TV News  

Amid the Covid-19 second wave, the Indian Railways on Monday cancelled trains including Duronto, Rajdhani, Shatabdi. The national transporter in a statement said that services of several special trains have been cancelled till further orders as Covid cases continue to rise in the country. Indian Railways had earlier discontinued services of several express, passenger trains due to lockdown in several …

Suburban Train Services Hit in Bengal After 90 Drivers, Guards Test Covid-19 Positive
3 years, 11 months ago

Suburban Train Services Hit in Bengal After 90 Drivers, Guards Test Covid-19 Positive

News 18  

Eastern Railway on Tuesday said it has so far cancelled 56 local trains in the Sealdah section after around 90 drivers and guards tested positive for Covid- 19. We have cancelled 56 local trains to ensure mail and express train services are not impacted,” Eastern Railway spokesperson Eklabya Chakraborty told PTI. Suburban train services resumed in West Bengal on November …

Indian Railways cancels several passenger trains - Check full list
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian Railways cancels several passenger trains - Check full list

India TV News  

In a bid to deal with overcrowding amid spike in Covid-19 cases, Indian Railways has announced to cancel the operations of multiple trains. According to a tweet shared by the Western Railway, a few express trains will remain cancelled till further order. List of cancelled trains: Trains cancelled on April 19 09007 Surat – Bhusaval Special 02959 Vadodara – Jamnagar …

Metro Rail, long-distance trains; bus services resume in Tamil Nadu
4 years, 6 months ago

Metro Rail, long-distance trains; bus services resume in Tamil Nadu

India TV News  

After a five-month plus hiatus, the Chennai Metro Rail services and long-distance buses linking various districts in Tamil Nadu recommenced operations on Monday. Notably, passenger trains and long distance buses to Chennai city from other parts of Tamil Nadu and services from the state capital began on Monday after they were ceased in March owing to COVID-19. Long distance buses …

Tamil Nadu scraps e-passes, allows buses to resume; opens up malls, places of worship
4 years, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu scraps e-passes, allows buses to resume; opens up malls, places of worship

Firstpost  

While the suspension of suburban train services will continue, the Chennai Metro will resume from 7 September, said Chief Minister E Palaniswami Effective 1 September, people can travel across Tamil Nadu without e-pass and public and private bus transport within districts shall resume, the state government said on Sunday, announcing largescale relaxations in the COVID-19 curbs. Intra-district bus services and …

Tamil Nadu govt urged to resume metro rail services
4 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu govt urged to resume metro rail services

Deccan Chronicle  

While the Ministry of Home Affairs indicated on Monday to allow the state governments to resume metro services from September 1, the experts and passenger forums have demanded resumption of Chennai Metrorail services with strict Standard Operating Procedures. But the State government has not made up its mind in recommencing Metrorail service so far despite the CMRL making arrangements, including …

Indian Railway cancels all passenger trains upto 31st March
5 years ago

Indian Railway cancels all passenger trains upto 31st March

Op India  

In an effort to contain the spread of Wuhan Coronavirus in the country, the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger trains in the country till 31st March. A notification issued by Indian Railways said that all passenger train services on Indian Railways including Premium trains, Mail and Express trains, Passenger trains, Suburban trains, Kolkata Metro Rail, Konkan Railway etc will …

Passengers face hard time as 50 local trains cancelled by Eastern Railway
5 years, 1 month ago

Passengers face hard time as 50 local trains cancelled by Eastern Railway

India TV News  

Thousands of passengers faced a harrowing time on Monday as at least 50 local trains were cancelled and several express trains diverted owing to automation work of signalling system in the Sealdah main section of the Eastern Railway. The Eastern Railway has cancelled at least 318 suburban EMU trains in the section from February 9 to 16, and announced diversion …

How can Chennai Metro increase passengers?
6 years, 1 month ago

How can Chennai Metro increase passengers?

The Hindu  

After a protracted delay, Chennai Metro Rail phase I, covering 45 km of the city, was completed, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the final 10 km stretch from AG-DMS to Washermanpet on February 10. The line connects north Chennai with the airport through the Chennai Central railway station and runs through the arterial Anna Salai, serving what is perhaps …

Chennai: Electric Multiple Unit services hit for over 90 minutes
7 years, 11 months ago

Chennai: Electric Multiple Unit services hit for over 90 minutes

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Hundreds of rail passengers on board 12 suburban trains were stranded for more than 90 minutes, between Tambaram and Chennai beach railway stations. Most of them after boarding the last trains reached home at least two hours late and about 2,000 to 4,000 passengers could have been affected due to the power cut, railway sources said. “We were clueless …

Commuters hit as 360 buses cancelled in Chennai
7 years, 11 months ago

Commuters hit as 360 buses cancelled in Chennai

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Your wait to catch a bus would be longer, as the State Transport Corporation has cancelled around 3,200 buses from all over the state recently. The quiet move, which accounts for the cancellation of more than 360 buses in Chennai, will hit loyal commuters of the public transportation really hard. "After taking an account of the uneconomical routes, MTC …

List of Trains cancelled, diverted and partial cancellation due to Chennai floods
9 years, 3 months ago

List of Trains cancelled, diverted and partial cancellation due to Chennai floods

India TV News  

New Delhi: The heavy rainfall has taken a toll on the rail network in Tamil Nadu. 17644 Kakinada- Chennai Egmore Express scheduled to depart Kakinada 2- Train No. 17652 Kacheguda- Chennai Egmore Express scheduled to depart Kacheguda o 5- Train No. Trains cancelled on 03-12-15:- Trains leaving from Chennai 1- 16106 Tiruchendur – Chennai Egmore Chendur Exp 2- 22652 Chennai …

Trains to Chennai cancelled, diverted via Renigunta
9 years, 4 months ago

Trains to Chennai cancelled, diverted via Renigunta

The Hindu  

The South Central Railway has cancelled / partially cancelled / diverted some trains due to heavy rains in Chennai. 16032 Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – Chennai Central Andaman Express is diverted to run via Gudur, Renigunta; Train No. 12269 Chennai Central – Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express is diverted to run via Renigunta, Gudur. 12842 Chennai Central - Howrah Coromandel Express …

Trains cancelled, diverted due to flooded tracks in Andhra
11 years, 5 months ago

Trains cancelled, diverted due to flooded tracks in Andhra

India TV News  

Hyderabad: Railways have cancelled some trains and diverted several trains due to flooding of railway tracks in some parts of Andhra Pradesh. The trains were fully or partially cancelled or diverted due to damage to tracks between Khurda Road and Palasa of Vizianagaram section of East Coast Railway and between Bayyavaram and Narsingapalli stations on Vijayawada division of South Central …

Train services hit as Andhra power employees continue strike
11 years, 5 months ago

Train services hit as Andhra power employees continue strike

Firstpost  

Many trains are either being partially cancelled in Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh due to ongoing strike by employees of state power corporations. Rajahmundry: Railway passengers in the restive Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh are bearing the brunt of ongoing strike by employees of state power corporations with many trains are either being partially cancelled or rescheduled. The South Central …

East Coast Railways halt train services in wake of Andhra agitation
11 years, 5 months ago

East Coast Railways halt train services in wake of Andhra agitation

Firstpost  

Power crisis in Andhra Pradesh is a factor behind the cancellation of the trains, Railway sources said. Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railways today halted operations of four express trains and all local/passenger trains originating and terminating at Visakhapatnam in the wake of agitation in Andhra Pradesh, official sources said. The express trains cancelled on Tuesday were 17015 Up Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha Express, …

South Western Railway today announced cancellation and regulation of some trains on July one
12 years, 8 months ago

South Western Railway today announced cancellation and regulation of some trains on July one

India TV News  

Bangalore, Jun 30: South Western Railway today announced cancellation and regulation of some trains on July one in view of it carrying out some works including ommissioning of new panel from Thiruvallaur to Arrakkonam yard. Train Nos.12028 Bangalore City - Chennai Shatabdi Express, 17314 Hubli - Chennai Express and 12608 Bangalore – Chennai Lalbagh Express will be detained at Arakkonam …

Trains services remain disrupted
14 years, 10 months ago

Trains services remain disrupted

The Hindu  

For the second day, services to and from Andhra Pradesh remained paralysed owing to cyclonic weather conditions and flooding of track at many places between Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam in South Central Railway. Train No.2842 Coromandel Express to Howrah, No.2656 Navajivan Express to Ahmedabad and No.2712 Pinakini Express to Vijayawada, which were scheduled to leave Chennai on Friday, were cancelled. As …

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