New Delhi: The heavy rainfall has taken a toll on the rail network in Tamil Nadu. Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha has said that Railway passengers will be taken through alternate route. Railway passengers will be informed accordingly about the change in timings of the trains.
With heavy rains in Chennai leaving tracks inundated, Southern Railways today cancelled at least four trains between the Tamil Nadu state capital and Kerala.
The Chennai-Egmore-Thiruvananthapuram Ananthapuri Express and Chennai Egmore-Guruvayoor Express and their pairing trains have been cancelled, the railways said in a release here.
Meanwhile, the Kanyakumari-Bangalore Express, which was scheduled to leave Kanyakumari at 12.10 hours today, has been rescheduled to start at 1600 hours today as the pairing train is running late, the release added.
Due to heavy rains and water over flowing above danger level at Railway Bridges in Chennai - Gudur Section the following trains are cancelled/partially cancelled/diverted:-
Trains cancelled on 01-12-15:-
1- Train No. 12621 Chennai Central - New Delhi Tamilnadu Express scheduled to depart Chennai Central
2- Train No. 12840 Chennai Central - Howrah Mail Scheduled to depart Chennai Central
Trains cancelled on 02-12-15:-
1- Train No. 17644 Kakinada- Chennai Egmore Express scheduled to depart Kakinada
2- Train No. 12604 Hyderabad- Chennai Central Express scheduled to depart Hyderabad
3- Train No. 12760 Hyderabad- Chennai Central Charminar Express scheduled to depart Hyderabad
4- Train No. 17652 Kacheguda- Chennai Egmore Express scheduled to depart Kacheguda o
5- Train No. 16031 Chennai Central - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Andaman Express Scheduled to depart Chennai Central
6- Train No. 12842 Chennai Central - Howrah Coromandel Express schedule to depart Chennai Central
7- Train No. 12656 Chennai Central - Ahmedabad Navajeevan Express schedule to depart Chennai Central
8- Train No. 22611 Chennai Central - New Jalpaiguri Express schedule to depart Chennai Central
9- Train No. 22403 Puduchery - New Delhi Express schedule to depart Chennai Central
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Trains partially cancelled on 2nd December, 2015
1- Train No 12711 Vijayawada - Chennai Central Pinakini Express is partially cancelled between Gudur and Chennai Central.
2- Train No 12712 Chennai Central - Vijayawada Pinakini Express is partially cancelled between Chennai Central and Gudur.
Trains Diverted:-
1- Train No. 12898 Bhubaneshwar - Puduchery Express which left Bhubaneshwar on 01.12.2015 is diverted to run via., Tiruvbottiyur, Perambur, Katpadi, Villipuram.
2- Train No. 12507 Trivandrum Central - Guwahati Express which left Trivandrum on 01.12.2015 is diverted to run via., Melapakam, Tirutani, Renigunta, Gudur.
3- Train No. 16351 CST Mumbai - Nagercoil Express which left Mumbai CST is diverted to run via., Melapakam, Tirutani, Renigunta, Gudur.
Trains cancelled on 03-12-15:-
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Trains leaving from Chennai
1- 16106 Tiruchendur – Chennai Egmore Chendur Exp
2- 22652 Chennai – Palani Express
3- 15119 Rameswaram-Manduadih(Weekly) Exp
4- 56037 Chennai Egmore – Puducherry Fast Passenger
5- 16853 Chennai Egmore -Tiruchchirappalli Express
6- 12635 Chennai Egmore – Madurai Vaigai Exp
7- 12605 Chennai Egmore-Karaikkudi Pallavan Express
8- 16105 Chennai Egmore-Tiruchendur Chendur Exp
9- 16713 Chennai Egmore -Rameswaram Express
10- 16115 Chennai Egmore-Puducherry Express
11- 12693 Chennai Egmore-Tuticorin Pearl City Express
12- 12661 Chennai Egmore-Sengottai Pothigai Express
13- 16101 Chennai Egmore-Rameswaram Express
14- 16179 Chennai Egmore-Mannargudi Mannai Express
15- 16177 Chennai Egmore-Tiruchchirappalli Rockfort Exp
16- 11063 Chennai Egmore-Salem Express
17- 16175/16185 Chennai Egmore-Karaikal/VelanganniExpress
18- 16183 Chennai Egmore- Thanjavur Uzhavan Exp
19- 12633 Chennai Egmore-Kanniyakumari Express
20- 12667 Chennai Egmore -Nagercoil(Weekly)Express
2- 16723 Chennai Egmore-Thiruvananthapuram Ananthapuri Exp
22- 12637 Chennai Egmore-Madurai Pandyan Express
23- 16859 Chennai Egmore-Mangalore Express
24- 12631 Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli Nellai Express
Trains leaving from other stations
1- 56038 Puducherry – Chennai Egmore – Pass
2- 16854 Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Exp
3- 12636 Madurai-Chennai Egmore Vagai Exp
4- 12606 Karaikudi – Chennai Egmore Pallavan Exp
5- 16106 Tiruchendur – Chennai Egmore Chendur Exp
6- 16714 Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore Express
7- 12634 Kanyakumari-Chennai Egmore Exp
8- 12668 Nagercoil -Chennai Egmore (Weekly)Express
9- 16116 Puducherry -Chennai Egmore Express
10- 12694 Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore Pearl City Express
11- 16724 Thiruvananthapuram- Chennai Egmore Ananthapuri Exp
12- 12662 Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Pothigai Express
13- 12632 Thirunelveli – Chennai Egmore Nellai Exp
14- 12638 Madurai – Chennai Egmore Pandyan Exp.
15- 16178 Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Rockfort Exp
16- 16102 Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore Express
17- 11064 Salem – Chennai Egmore Express
18- 16176/16186 Karaikal/Velankanni -Chennai Egmore Express
19- 16184 Thanjavur – Chennai Egmore Uzhavan Exp
20- 16180 Mannargudi – Chennai Egmore Mannai Express
21- 16860 Mangalore – Chennai Egmore Exp
22- 16128 Guruvayur – Chennai Egmore Exp
23- 16130 Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore Link Express
