Several express and mail trains will be diverted, interrupted or cancelled due to the redevelopment work at the Tambaram marshalling yard

Southern Railway will undertake renovation of Tambaram yard for various engineering works and signalling upgrades from July 23 to August 18. As part of the work, some express and mail trains will be rescheduled and others cancelled.

In a press release, the Southern Railway said that for the renovation work of Tambaram marshalling yard, two trains including Tambaram-Nagercoil Antyodaya Superfast Express (train no. 20691) and Nagercoil-Tambaram Antyodaya Express (20692) have been cancelled. The train service would be cancelled from July 23 to 31.

Similarly, 19 train services will be partially cancelled and changes to originating stations have been announced.

The Chennai Egmore-Madurai Vaigai Express (12635), Chennai Egmore-Tiruchirappalli Rocket Express (12653) and Karaikkudi-Chennai Egmore Pallavan Superfast Express (12606) services will operate and terminate at Chengalpattu station. The changes will be effective from July 24 to August 1.

Similarly, seven train services would be operated and stopped at Egmore stations, including Tambaram-New Tinsukia Express (15929), Jasidih-Tambaram Superfast Express (12376), Tambaram-Jasidih Superfast Express (12375), Tambaram-Nagercoil Superfast Express (22657), Nagercoil-Tambaram Superfast Express (22658), Tambaram-Santragach Antyodaya Express (22842), New Tinsukia-Tambaram Weekly Express (15930), Silghat Town-Tambaram Nagaon Express (15630) and Tambaram-Silghat Town Express (15629).

The Southern Railway would also divert seven train services, including the Bikaner-Madurai Superfast Express (22632) skipping Egmore and Tambaram stations with a halt at Perambur on July 21, and the Egmore-Salem Superfast (22153) skipping Egmore and operating via Chennai Beach and Chengalpattu from July 23 to 31.

The Puducherry-New Delhi Express (22403) and Rameswaram-Banaras Weekly Superfast (22535) would be diverted via Chengalpattu, Arakkonam and Perambur bypassing Egmore station from July 24 to 31.

The Tiruchi-Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar Express (20482) and the Lokmanyatilak-Karaikal Express (11017) would be diverted on July 27.

The Rameswaram-Ayodhya Cantonment Shraddha Sethu superfast train (22613) leaving Mandapam would be diverted via Chengalpattu and Perambur bypassing Egmore on July 28.