30-04-2025
Changes in train services in Karur
Since railway bridges between Elamanoor – Muttarasanallur - Tiruchi Fort railway stations in Karur – Tiruchi sector are being rebuilt, the following changes will be made in train services on May 2, 6 and 8.
A release from Salem Railway Division said Train No. 56106 Erode – Tiruchi Passenger Train, scheduled to leave Erode at 8.10 a.m., will be short-terminated at Karur railway station. The train will run from Erode to Karur only, and it will not run from Karur to Tiruchi on those days.
Train No. 16844 Palakkad Town – Tiruchi Junction Express, scheduled to leave Palakkad Town at 6.30 a.m., will be short-terminated at Kulitalai railway station on May 2. After completion of the works, the train will be run as an unreserved special train from Kulitalai to Tiruchi with the same stoppages of Train No.16844 Palakkad Town – Tiruchi Junction Express.
Likewise, Train No. 16844 Palakkad Town – Tiruchi Junction Express, scheduled to leave Palakkad Town at 6.30 a.m., will be short-terminated at Muttarasanallur railway station on May 6 and 8. After completion of the works, the train will be run as an unreserved special train from Muttarasanallur to Tiruchi Junction with the same stoppages as Train No. 16844 Palakkad Town – Tiruchi Junction Express.
Train No. 16843 Tiruchi Junction – Palakkad Town Train, scheduled to leave from Tiruchi Junction at 1 p.m., will instead leave from Karur at 2.20 p.m. on May 2, 6 and 8. The train will not run from Tiruchi Junction to Karur, and it will leave from Karur and run up to Palakkad Town on those days, the release added.
