Tirupati- Katpadi passenger and some other MEMU trains won't run on these days
CHENNAI: Southern Railway has announced cancellation and partial cancellation of some MEMU trains due to line and signal blocks in the Arakkonam–Jolarpet section at night on June 16 and 18 to felicitate engineering work.
The line will be blocked from 9pm to 12.30am on both these days.
Cancellations on June 16 and 18
No 67209 Katpadi – Tirupati MEMU passenger leaving at 9.10pm will be cancelled.
No 67210 Tirupati- Katpadi MEMU passenger leaving at 7.10pm will be cancelled.
No 66033 Chennai Beach -Tiruvannamalai MEMU passenger leaving at 6pm will be cancelled.
Cancellation on June 17 and 19
No 66034Tiruvannamalai–Tambaram MEMU passenger departing at 4.30am will be cancelled.
Partial cancellation
No 66057 Arakkonam–Katpadi MEMU scheduled at 9 pm on June 16 and 18 will run only up to Sevur.
No 66026 Villupuram–Katpadi MEMU leaving at 7.10 pm will be terminated at Vellore.
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