Local train services in Chennai to be reorganised

S Vishnu Sharmaa, INN/Chennai, @infodeaofficial

Southern Railway has reorganized the local train services with effect from June 1. These changes are being done amidst the reintroduction of fast local trains in the route of Chennai Beach – Tambaram. The fast local trains were stopped from 24 July last year after the accident at St Thomas Mount railway station which resulted in the death and injury of train travelers.

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Fast local trains
As per the reorganization Train, No 40518, Chengalpet – Chennai Beach Semi fast local will leave Chengalpet at 7.50 am and arrive Chennai Beach at 9.15 am. Train No.40704 Tirumalpur – Chennai Beach fast local will leave Tirumalpur at 7.05 am and leave Chengalpet at 8.10 am and arrive Chennai Beach at 9.30 am. Train No.40520 Chengalpet – Chennai Beach semi-fast local will leave Chengalpet at 8.05 am and arrive Chennai Beach at 9.47 am. Train No.40522 Chengalpet – Chennai Beach semi-fast local will leave Chengalpet at 8.25 am and arrive Chennai Beach at 9.55 pm. Train No.40526 Chengalpet – Chennai Beach Semi-Fast local will leave Chengalpet at 8.50 am and arrive Chennai Beach at 10.20 am. Train No.40706 Arakkonam – Chennai Beach fast local will leave Arakkonam at 7.30 am, leave Tirumalpur at 8.00 am and leave Chengalpet at 9.05 am and arrive Chennai Beach at 10.28 am. Train No.40707 Chennai Beach – Arakkonam fast local will leave Chennai Beach at 6.13 pm and arrive Tirumalpur at 8.40 pm and arrive Arakkonam at 9.15 pm. These trains will be leaving as per their old timings, while Train Nos 40706/40707 are extended from and to Arakkonam.

EMUs to Tirumalpur and ArakkonamΒ Β 
One EMU Train will be extended to Tirumalpur and three EMU trains will be extended to Arakkonam on and from June 1. In the down trains, Train No.40705 Chennai Beach – Tirumalpur is extended to Arakkonam and will leave Chennai Beach at 12.56 pm and arrive Arakkonam at 4.20 pm. Train No.40803 Chennai Beach – Kanchipuram is extended to Tirumalpur and will leave Chennai Beach at 3.02 pm and arrive Tirumalpur at 5.50 pm, this will run as fast local from Chengalpattu to Tirumalpur. Train No.40707 Chennai Beach – Arakkonam fast local will leave Chennai Beach at 6.13 pm and arrive Tirumalpur at 8.40 pm and arrive Arakkonam at 9.15 pm. Train No.40709 Chennai Beach – Tirumalpur fast Local is extended to Arakkonam and will leave Chennai Beach at 7.09 pm and arrive Arakkonam at 10.45 pm. In the down trains, Train No.40702 Arakkonam – Chennai Beach will leave Arakkonam at 4.45 am and arrive Chennai Beach at 8.12 am. Train No.40706 Arakkonam – Chennai Beach fast Local will leave Arakkonam at 7.30 am and arrive Chennai Beach at 10.28 am. Train No.40712 Arakkonam – Chennai Beach will leave Arakkonam at 4.40 pm and arrive in Chennai Beach at 8.14 pm. Train No.40804 Tirumalpur Β – Chennai Beach will leave Tirumalpur at 6.45 pm and arrive in Chennai Beach at 9.50 pm.

Circular trains
Changes in timings of circular trains are also made. Train No.66041 (CT1) Chennai Beach – Tiruvallur – Arakkonam – Chengalpattu – Chennai Beach will leave Arakkonam at 1.15 pm and will arrive at Chennai Beach at 4.33 pm. Train No.40900 (CT2) Chennai Beach – Chengalpattu – Arakkonam – Tiruvallur – Chennai Beach Circular Train will leave Chennai Beach at 9.20 am instead of 9.50 am and will arrive Arakkonam at 12.45 pm.

Cancellation
Train No.40902 Tirumalpur – Chengalpattu leaving Tirumalpur at 9.25 pm is fully canceled on and from May 31. Train No.40901 Chengalpattu – Tirumalpur leaving Chengalpattu at 5.15 am is fully canceled from 1 June.Β 

Change in departure timings
Arrival and departure timings of trains at Tambaram, Chennai Beach are also changed. Train No 40026 Tambaram – Chennai Beach EMU will leave Tambaram at 7.38 am, Train No.40514 Tambaram – Chennai Beach EMU will leave Tambaram at 7.44 am as a slow train, Train No.40028 Tambaram – Chennai Beach EMU Β will leave Tambaram at 7.50 am, Kanchipuram – Chennai Beach passenger special will leave Kanchipuram at 7.56 am, Train No.40030 Tambaram – Chennai Beach EMU will leave Tambaram at 8.02 am, Train No.40032 Tambaram – Chennai Beach EMU will leave Tambaram at 8.08 am, Train No.40516 Tambaram – Chennai Beach EMU will leave Tambaram at 8.14 am as a slow train. Train No.40559 Chennai Beach – Chengalpattu EMU will leave Chennai Beach at 6.27 pm as a slow train, Train No.40115 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU will leave Chennai Beach at 6.33 pm, Train No.40711 Chennai Beach – Tirumalpur EMU will leave Chennai Beach at 8.12 pm as a slow train, Train No.40133 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU will leave Chennai Beach at 8.20 pm, Train No.40087 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU will leave Chennai Beach at 3.15 pm and Train No.40089 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU will leave Chennai Beach at 3.25 pm.

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