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News Entry# 562375
Jul 28 (19:22) Train Cancellations Cause Chaos for Chennai Commuters
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Lives derailed as Southern Railway cancels Beach-Chengalpattu EMUs, more in store on Sunday too

On Saturday, numerous suburban train services on the Chennai Beach-Chengalpattu route were cancelled without sufficient notice, leading to chaos for commuters. This resulted in overcrowded buses and exorbitant fares charged by auto and share auto drivers. The situation is expected to worsen on Sunday due to planned engineering works in Egmore...
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yard, leading to the cancellation of all EMUs on the Chennai-Chengalpattu line between 7:45 am and 7:45 pm. While Southern Railway plans to operate special passenger trains between Chennai Egmore and Chengalpattu-Guduvanchery-Chengalpattu, the effectiveness of this measure remains uncertain. Commuters like S Meenakashi, an accountant, and K Lavanya, an executive, faced significant difficulties reaching their workplaces due to the transport disruptions and price gouging.

Saturday ko, Chennai Beach-Chengalpattu route pe kaafi suburban trains cancel ho gaye, aur woh bhi bina koi proper notice ke, isse commuters bahut pareshan ho gaye. Buses bhar bhar ke thi, aur auto aur share autos wale apna fayda uthate hue paise zyada le rahe the. Sunday ko toh aur bhi...
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bura haal hone wala hai, kyunki Egmore yard mein engineering work hone ki wajah se, Chennai-Chengalpattu line pe saare EMUs subah 7:45 se shaam 7:45 tak cancel rahenge. Southern Railway kehta hai ki woh Chennai Egmore aur Chengalpattu-Guduvanchery-Chengalpattu ke beech special passenger trains chalayenge, lekin kiya yeh kaam karega yeh toh pata nahi. Commuters jaise ki S Meenakashi, jo ek accountant hain, aur K Lavanya, ek executive hain, unko transport ki pareshani aur zyada paise lene ki wajah se kaafi dikkat hui apna kaam pe pahunchne mein.
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