Major engineering works have been taken up for upgradation of Arakkonam yard. To facilitate these engineering works changes will be made in the pattern of train services as detailed below.
DIVERSION OF TRAINS
The following express trains will be run on diverted route as follows.
Train No.12970 Jaipur – Coimbatore express, scheduled to leave Jaipur on 24th April 2018 will skip the stoppages at Chennai Central and Arakkonam on 26th April 2018. Instead, this train will be given a stoppage of 2 minutes at Tiruttani.
Train No.12552 Kamakhya – Yesvantpur express, scheduled to leave Kamakhya on 25th April 2018 will skip the stoppage at Chennai Central on 27th April 2018. Instead, this train will be given a stoppage of 2 minutes at Tiruttani.
Train No.16351 Mumbai CSMT – Nagercoil express, scheduled to leave Mumbai CSMT on 28.04.2018 and run via Renigunta, Tiruttani, Arakkonam, Chengalpattu and Villupuram will be diverted to run via Renigunta, Tiruttani, Melpakkam, Katpadi, Tiruvannamalai and Villupuram. Consequently, the train will skip the stoppages at Arakkonam, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Melmaruvathur and Tindivanam on 29th April 2018. Instead, the train will be given a stoppage of 2 minutes at Katpadi.
Train No.12680 Coimbatore – Chennai Central Intercity express scheduled to run via Katpadi and Arakkonam, will be rerouted to run via Katpadi, Melpakkam, Tiruttani and Arakkonam on 26.04.2018 & 27.04.2018.
Train No.12610 Bengaluru – Chennai Central express. scheduled to run via Katpadi and Arakkonam, will be rerouted via Katpadi, Melpakkam, Tiruttani and Arakkonam on 26.04.2018 & 27.04.2018.