Special unreserved MEMU to operate between Chennai, Tirunelveli

CHENNAI: Southern Railway has announced a special unreserved MEMU service between Chennai Egmore station and Tirunelveli to handle the demand.

A one-time MEMU special will leave Egmore at 11.50 pm on April 25 and reach Tirunelveli at 10.45 am the next day. In the return direction, it will leave Tirunelveli at 1.20 pm on April 26 and arrive at Tambaram at 11.45 pm the same day.

The unreserved MEMU will run via Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruchy, Madurai and Kovilpatti, among other stations.

Meanwhile, train services on the Chennai–Arakkonam section will be affected due to a non-interlocking works being carried at Arakkonam yard. This will affect the Asokapuram–Dr MGR Chennai Central Express departing at 4.45 am, which will be delayed by around 25 minutes from April 26 to May 16.

The Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express that leaves Dhanbad at 11.35 am, will be delayed by around 90 minutes at Tiruvallur during the same period.