Southern Railway has announced a series of adjustments to train schedules throughout November 2024 due to the approval of a Fixed Time Corridor Block. The block is expected to facilitate essential maintenance and upgrade work on certain rail sections. The revised schedule includes full cancellations, short terminations, changes in origination points, and rescheduling of various services.

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Full Cancellations

The following train service has been fully canceled:

  • Train No. 16833 Mayiladuthurai – Tiruchchirappalli Express: Departing Mayiladuthurai at 08:05 hrs on 23rd and 25th November.

Short-Termination of Train Services

Several trains will be short-terminated, ending at intermediate stations, with partial cancellations for the remaining route. Key details include:

  1. Train No. 06880 Tiruchchirappalli – Karaikal DEMU: Departing Tiruchchirappalli at 08:35 hrs from 1st to 30th November (except Mondays), will terminate at Tiruvarur.
  2. Train No. 06490 Tiruchchirappalli – Karaikal Passenger: Departing Tiruchchirappalli at 06:50 hrs from 1st to 30th November (except Mondays), will terminate at Tiruvarur.
  3. Train No. 06892 Tiruchchirappalli – Villupuram MEMU: Departing Tiruchchirappalli at 18:00 hrs on 5th November, will terminate at Vriddhachalam.
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Changes in Train Origination

For certain services, the starting points will be altered, affecting the route accordingly:

  1. Train No. 06739 Karaikal – Tiruchchirappalli DEMU: Originally departing from Karaikal, will now start from Tiruvarur at 11:30 hrs between 1st and 30th November (except Mondays).
  2. Train No. 06457 Karaikal – Thanjavur Passenger: Will now start from Tiruvarur at 14:50 hrs between 1st and 30th November (except Mondays).
  3. Train No. 06891 Villupuram – Tiruchchirappalli MEMU: Departing on 6th November, will originate from Vriddhachalam at 06:00 hrs.
  4. Train No. 06689 Villupuram – Mayiladuthurai Passenger: Departing on 6th November, will start from Thiruthuraiyur at 06:19 hrs.

Rescheduling of Train Services

Several express services will experience changes in departure timings, with delays ranging from one hour to over two hours:

  1. Train No. 20606 Tiruchendur – Chennai Egmore Express: Departing Tiruchendur on 5th November, will be delayed by 2 hours and 10 minutes, rescheduled to 22:35 hrs.
  2. Train No. 22671 Chennai Egmore – Madurai Tejas Express: Departing Chennai Egmore on 6th November, rescheduled to 07:35 hrs, delayed by 1 hour and 35 minutes.
  3. Train No. 22672 Madurai – Chennai Egmore Tejas Express: Departing Madurai on 6th November, rescheduled to 16:00 hrs, delayed by 1 hour.