Chennai: To conduct track maintenance work between Moore Market Complex railway station (MMC) and Villivakkam section, the Southern Railway has permitted line block between 10 am to 2 pm tomorrow.
As a result, 18 EMU trains from MMC and six EMU trains from Chennai Beach totalling 24 EMU trains towards Avadi, Tiruvallur, Pattabiram Siding, Tiruttani, Kadambattur and Arakkonam are fully cancelled.
Similarly, in the return direction, 18 EMU services to MMC and three EMU services to Chennai Beach are fully cancelled. “This is a comprehensive maintenance work that is being conducted,” said a senior railway official to NewsToday. “It involves carrying out maintenance work for tracks and over head equipment,” he said.
Special trains
To reduce difficulties for passengers, Southern Railway will run special trains tomorrow from MMC to Arakkonam at 9.45 am, special trains from Arakkonam to Tiruttani at 8.50 am, 11.55 am, 1.50 pm and 2.25 pm, from Tiruvallur to MMC at 1.15 pm, from Avadi to Arakkonam at 11.45 am and to Pattabiram Siding at 1.50 pm.
MRTS service hit
A press release said, 19 pairs of EMU services between Chennai Beach and Velacheri will be cancelled tomorrow. So trains leaving from Chennai Beach at 8 am, 8.20 am, 8.40 am, 9 am, 9.20 am, 9.40 am, 9.50 am, 10 am, 10.20 am, 10.40 am, 11 am, 11.20 am, 11.40 am, 12 noon, 12.20 pm, 12.40 pm, 1 pm, 1.20 pm, and 1.40 pm are cancelled. After line block, train (41551) will leave from Chennai Beach at 2 pm.
Similarly, in the return direction, trains leaving from Velacheri at 8.10 am, 8.30 am, 8.50 am, 9.10 am, 9.30 am, 9.50 am, 10.10 am, 10.30 am, 10.40 am, 10.50 am, 11.10 am, 11.30 am, 11.50 am, 12.10 pm, 12.30 pm, 12.50 pm, 1.10 pm, 1.30 pm and 1.50 pm are cancelled. After line block, train (41548) will leave from Velacheri at 2.10 pm.
Diversion
Train (42602) Gummudipundi-Chennai Beach leaving from Gummudipundi at 8.50 am tomorrow will be diverted to MMC.