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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Time of India
Several trains gets additional coaches
Madurai: Southern Railway announced additional coaches to trains running in the region starting from May 18. Train No. 16752/16751 Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram Express and 22662/22661 Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram Express will have four general second-class coaches, up from three, from May 17. Train No. 22613/22614 Rameswaram – Ayodhya Cant - Rameswaram Express will have three more AC 3-tier coaches from May 18, adding to the existing four. Train No. 16366 Nagercoil – Kottayam Express, and 6307/56308 Kollam – Thiruvananthapuram Central – Nagercoil Passenger will be have 11 general second class coaches, one second class chair car, and two 2nd class coaches (Divyangjan friendly) from May 20. Train No. 16787/16788 Tirunelveli – Shri Vaishno Devi Katra – Tirunelveli Express will have one more 3-tier AC coach added to the existing two. Train No. 56719 Madurai – Sengottai Passenger, No. 56738/56737 Sengottai – Tirunelveli – Sengottai Passenger, No. 16848 Sengottai – Mayiladuthurai Express, No. 56739 Mayiladuthurai – Thanjavur Passenger, No. 56745 Thanjavur – Tiruchchirappalli Passenger, No. 56700 Tiruchchirappalli – Mayiladuthurai Passenger, No. 16847 Mayiladuthurai – Sengottai Express, No. 56736/56735 Sengottai – Tirunelveli – Sengottai Passenger, and No. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Chuck Norris: If You're Over 60, Avoid These 3 Foods Like The Plague Roundhouse Provisions Learn More 56720 Sengottai – Madurai Passenger are being augmented with two more general second-class coaches, increasing them from 12 to 14 coaches from May 25. Southern Railway said 14 pairs of trains (9 rakes) were augmented with extra coaches over the past six months.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Time of India
State presses Southern Railway for direct Chennai-Chittoor train
Chennai: Amid rising passenger traffic towards Andhra Pradesh, the state govt has urged to introduce a direct train between Chennai Central and Chittoor. This move aims to ease the ordeal of thousands of commuters who currently face long, inconvenient journeys. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now At present, passengers bound for Chittoor board west-bound trains from Chennai, disembark at Katpadi, and transfer to a connecting service. This often turns the 150km journey into a five-hour trip, much longer than travelling by road. Passengers say the current system is particularly hard on senior citizens and families travelling at night. "It's extremely tiring to get down at Katpadi in the middle of the night and wait for another train," said Sundaram, a 68-year-old regular commuter. "Sometimes the connection is missed, and we are left stranded for hours." A direct service is expected to significantly shorten travel time and provide a reliable alternative for commuters linking Chennai, Chittoor, and nearby temple towns such as Tirupati and Kanipakam. Responding to a representation from ASM Krishna Singh from Chittoor smart city development society, a residents' welfare group, S Karmegam, additional secretary to Tamil Nadu Transport Department , wrote to Southern Railway on April 23, requesting immediate action and a reply under intimation to the state govt. Along with the direct train, Chittoor residents also sought a double line between Tirupati and Katpadi to reduce distance for some routes by 30km, and stoppages for six express trains including the Rameswaram Express, Hatia Express, and Yeshwantpur Express. "Some trains such as the Pune-Kanyakumari Express stop while travelling towards Thiruvananthapuram but not in the opposite direction," said Singh. Railway officials said that they will look into the demand as they are currently focusing on doubling on the western outskirts of the city.
