Southern Railway has announced the cancellation of several train services in Tamil Nadu due to maintenance work. The Coimbatore-Chennai Central Intercity Express and the Chennai Central-Coimbatore Intercity Express will be canceled on September 1st. The Coimbatore-Chennai Central Intercity Express (train number 12680) departing from Coimbatore at 6:20 AM will only operate...
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till Katpadi on September 1st. The Chennai Central-Coimbatore Intercity Express will be canceled between Chennai Central and Katpadi on September 1st, but will operate from Katpadi to Coimbatore at 4:15 PM. The Chennai Central-Kochuveli Special Train (06043) is canceled on September 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. The Kochuveli-Chennai Central Special Train (06044) is canceled on August 29th, September 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th.

A passenger allegedly assaulted a ticket inspector on a train after being questioned about traveling in a reserved coach with an invalid ticket. The incident occurred on Sunday night near Tirur, Kerala, when Vikram Kumar Meena, a Ticket Examiner (TTE) from Rajasthan, was on duty on the Tiruvananthapuram-Mangalore Mawali Express. The...
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passenger, identified as Stalin Bose from Kanyakumari, was traveling without a valid reserved ticket and allegedly punched the TTE in the nose when questioned. A case has been registered against the passenger under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. This incident comes just weeks after another passenger, reportedly intoxicated, pushed a TTE out of a moving train in the state's Thrissur district.

Southern Railway announced the cancellation of several trains in Chennai Division for maintenance work in April. Some trains are fully canceled, while others are partially canceled with modifications to their routes. This includes the cancellation of MEMU specials between Katpadi-Jolarpettai and Vellore-Arakkonam on specific dates. Additionally, the Lalbagh Express and Intercity...
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Express between Bengaluru-Chennai and Coimbatore-Chennai will be partially cancelled between Katpadi and Chennai Central, originating from Katpadi instead. The Mysuru-Chennai Express will also be partially cancelled between Katpadi and Chennai Central, terminating at Katpadi.

South Central Railway has announced changes to train services due to upgrades at Tirupati Station. From March 5th to 14th, 2024, several trains will be fully cancelled, including the Villupuram-Tirupati Express (16854 & 16853), Arakkonam-Tirupati MEMU Express (06753 & 06754), and the Moore Market Complex-Tirupati MEMU Express (06727 & 06728). Additionally,...
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the Tirupati-Mannargudi Pamani Express (17407 & 17408) will be cancelled on specific dates within this period. From March 12th to 23rd, the Puducherry-Tirupati MEMU Express (16112 & 16111) will also be fully cancelled. Furthermore, some trains will be partially cancelled, including the Arakkonam-Tirupati MEMU Express (06753 & 06754), Moore Market Complex-Tirupati MEMU Express (06727 & 06728), and the Dr. MGR Chennai Central-Tirupati Sapthagiri Express (16057 & 16058). These partially cancelled trains will either be short terminated or commence service at a different station within their respective routes.