The Southern Railway has announced changes to train services due to track improvement work at Tambaram station in Chennai. The Vande Bharat Express (20666) from Tirunelveli to Chennai Egmore on August 18th is canceled. On August 16th and 17th, the Nellai Express (12631) from Chennai Egmore to Tirunelveli, the Pothigai Express...
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(12661) from Chennai Egmore to Sengottai, and the Kanniyakumari Express (12633) from Chennai Egmore to Kanniyakumari will depart from Chengalpattu instead of Chennai Egmore. On August 15th and 16th, the Nellai Express (12632) from Tirunelveli to Chennai Egmore, the Pothigai Express (12662) from Sengottai to Chennai Egmore, and the Kanniyakumari Express (12634) from Kanniyakumari to Chennai Egmore will only run until Chengalpattu. Additionally, the Nizamuddin Express (12641) departing from Kanniyakumari on August 14th will be diverted via Viluppuram, Vellore, Katpadi, Arakkonam, and Perambur en route to Delhi.

Due to Tambaram remodelling works from August 7th to 17th, several express trains are experiencing changes in their schedules. Some trains are fully cancelled, while others are partially cancelled, diverted, or short-terminated. For example, the Train No 20666 Tirunelveli – Chennai Egmore Vande Bharat Express on August 16th is...
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fully cancelled. Train No 12693 Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin Pearl City Express on August 15th and 17th will originate from Chennai Egmore at 7:30 pm. Train No 12637 Chennai Egmore – Madurai Pandian Superfast Express on August 15th will originate from Chennai Egmore at 9:40 pm. Train No 16865 Chennai Egmore -Thanjavur Uzhavan Express on August 15th will originate from Chennai Egmore at 10:15 pm. Train No 12631 Chennai Egmore – Tirunelveli Superfast Express on August 16th and 17th will originate from Chengalpattu at 9:10 pm. Train No 12661 Chennai Egmore – Sengottai Pothigai Superfast Express on August 16th and 17th will originate from Chengalpattu at 9:40 pm. Train No 12633 Chennai Egmore – Kanniyakumari Express on August 16th and 17th will originate from Chengalpattu at 6:20 pm. Train No 12662 Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Pothigai Superfast Express, Train No 12632 Tirunelveli –Chennai Egmore Superfast Express on August 15th and 16th, Train No 12634 Kanniyakumari – Chennai Egmore Express on August 15th will be short terminated at Chengalpattu. Train No 12641 Kanniyakumari – Hazrat Nizamuddin Thirukkural Express on August 14th will be diverted to run via Villupuram, Vellore, Katpadi, Arakkonam, and Perambur. Additional stoppage will be provided at Perambur at 10:55/11:00 am. Train No 12663 Howrah –Tiruchchirappalli Superfast Express on August 15th will be diverted to run via Perambur, Arakkonam, Katpadi, Tiruvannamalai, and Villupuram, skipping stoppages at Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, and Melmaruvathur. Additional stoppage will be provided at Perambur 8:00/8:05 pm. Train No 16175 Chennai Egmore – Karaikal Express from August 7th to 17th is rescheduled to leave Chennai Egmore at 10:25 pm. Except for the mentioned dates, these train services will run as per the earlier notification.

Due to heavy rainfall in the Jodhpur-Pali region of Rajasthan since Sunday night, rail traffic has been disrupted due to waterlogging on tracks. Several trains departing from and passing through the Jodhpur division have been canceled. Some services have also had their routes altered. Trains departing from Jodhpur were canceled...
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due to waterlogging in the yard near Kerala along the Pali-Marwar route. A passenger train traveling from Jodhpur to Indore via Ajmer was stopped at Salawas for a long time and then returned to Jodhpur and canceled. On Monday, the Jodhpur Sabarmati and Sabarmati Jodhpur trains were canceled. Similarly, a train from Jammu Tawi to Gandhinagar was delayed for over two hours on Monday before being allowed to depart, causing inconvenience to passengers. The passenger train running between Jodhpur and Bhilwara was also canceled due to waterlogging on the track. According to DRM Pankaj Kumar Singh, the Jodhpur-Barmer Express (train number 04843) will also remain canceled today due to delay in receiving the link rack. Several trains have been canceled, including the Jodhpur-Sabarmati (train number 14821), Sabarmati-Jodhpur (train number 12462), Barmer-Munabao Special (train number 04879), Munabao-Barmer Special (train numbers 04880, 04881, 04882) and Barmer-Jodhpur Special (train number 04844). Several other trains have been partially canceled or have had their routes altered due to the waterlogging.

Heavy rainfall in the Jodhpur division of North Western Railway has disrupted train services between Kerla and Pali Marwar yards. Train number 14821 Jodhpur-Sabarmati Express and 12462 Sabarmati-Jodhpur Express, both departing on August 5th, 2024, have been cancelled. Train number 12461 Jodhpur-Sabarmati Express, departing from Jodhpur on August 5th, will operate...
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only up to Kerla. Train number 22663, Chennai Central-Jodhpur Express, which left Chennai on August 3rd, will operate only up to Bomadada. Train number 07053, Kacheguda-Lalgarh Express, departing from Kacheguda on August 3rd, will take a different route via Marwar Jn.-Ajmer-Phulera.