Southern Railway Revises Chennai Train Services: Rescheduled Timings & Cholan Express Diversion

Southern Railway has announced temporary changes to several long-distance train services originating from MGR Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore railway stations to facilitate scheduled maintenance and infrastructure improvement works.

On August 4, three trains departing from MGR Chennai Central have been rescheduled due to the late arrival of their pairing trains. The Kanniyakumari–Dibrugarh Vivek Express will depart at 9:00 PM instead of 5:25 PM, while the MGR Chennai Central-Howrah Superfast Mail will leave at 9:30 PM instead of 7:00 PM. The MGR Chennai Central–Shalimar Express, originally scheduled to depart at 6:45 PM, has been rescheduled to 7:00 AM on August 5.

The Chennai Egmore–Tiruchy Cholan Superfast Express will be diverted via Cuddalore Port, Vriddhachalam, Ariyalur, Lalgudi, and Srirangam on August 5, 12, 14, 21, 26, and September 2 to facilitate fixed-time corridor blocks for safety and maintenance works in the Tiruchchirappalli Division. During the diversion, the train will not stop at Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Vaithisvarankoil, Mayiladuthurai, Aduturai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Budalur, and Tiruverumbur.

Additionally, the Tiruchchirappalli–Chennai Egmore Cholan Superfast Express will depart 35 minutes later, at 12:45 PM instead of 12:10 PM, on August 4, 11, and 18.

Southern Railway has also announced that the Jodhpur–Mannargudi Express will be regulated by about one hour between Chennai Egmore and Mundiyampakkam on August 6, 20, and 27.

Furthermore, the Dr. MGR Chennai Central-Bhagat Ki Kothi Superfast Express, departing on August 11, will experience a delay of approximately two hours in the Manmad-Jalgaon section due to pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works being carried out by Central Railway between Igatpuri and Bhusaval.

Passengers are advised to check the latest train schedules and operational updates before commencing their journey.