Due to persistent demands from elected representatives of the public, rail-users and general public, Southern Railway has provided temporary stoppages for the following trains on an experimental basis for a period of 6 months as per the timings & period mentioned against each.
Sl. No
Train No. & Name
Temporary Stoppage at
Arr/Dep
Period
1.
16735 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchendur Chendur Daily Express
Tiruppadirip-puliyur
19.43/19.45
10.2.2012 to 9.8.2012
2.
16736 Tiruchendur – Chennai Egmore Chendur Express
Tiruppadirip-puliyur
07.00/07.02
9.2.2012 to 8.8.2012
3.
18496 Bhubaneswar – Rameswaram Weekly Express
Tiruppadirip-puliyur
13.18/13.20
10.2.2012 to 10.8.2012
4.
18495 Rameswaram – Bhubaneswar Weekly Express
Tiruppadirip-puliyur
17.00/17.02
12.2.2012 to 12.8.2012
5.
16701 Chennai Egmore–Rameswaram Daily Express
Cuddalore Port Jn.
00.50/00.51
9.2.2012 to 9.8.2012
6.
16702 Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore Daily Express
Cuddalore Port Jn.
01.59/02.00
9.2.2012 to 9.8.2012
7.
16127 Chennai Egmore – Guruvayur Daily Express
Pennadam
11.24/11.25
10.2.2012 to 10.8.2012
8.
16128 Guruvayur – Chennai Egmore Daily Express
Pennadam
15.49/15.50
9.2.2012 to 9.8.2012
9.
16231 Mayiladuthurai – Mysore Daily Express
Papanasam
18.29/18.30
10.2.2012 to 9.8.2012
10.
16232 Mysore – Mayiladuthurai Daily Express
Papanasam
05.10/05.11
9.2.2012 to 8.8.2012
11.
17315 Vasco-da-Gama – Velankanni – Weekly Express
Thiruvarur
10.23/10.25
13.2.2012 to 6.8.2012
12.
17316 Velankanni – Vasco-da-Gama Weekly Express
Thiruvarur
15.13/15.15
14.2.2012 to 7.8.2012
13.
16179 Chennai Egmore – Mannargudi Mannai Daily Express
Villupuram
00.30/00.35
9.2.2012 to 8.8.2012
14.
16180 Mannargudi – Chennai Egmore Mannai Daily Express
Villupuram
02.45/02.50
9.2.2012 to 8.8.2012
Advance reservation for the above trains for the stations mentioned against each will commence from 26.1.2012.
HERITAGE STEAM RUN
Southern Railway will conduct a Heritage Run of 157 year old steam locomotive from Chennai Egmore to Guindy in connection with the Republic Day.Steam locomotive EIR 21 is the oldest locomotive on Indian Railways.The train will leave from platform No. 1 of Chennai Egmore at 11.00 hrs. on 26.01.2012, halt at Kodambakkam station for 20 minutes for public viewing and arrive Guindy by 12.30 hrs.
AUGMENTATION OF TRAINS
The following mail/express trains will be permanently augmented as given below with effect from the dates mentioned against each.
Sl. No
Train No. & Name
Augmented with
With effect from
1.
16735/16736 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchendur – Chennai Egmore Chendur Expresses
1 Sleeper Class
29.1.12 (Chennai)
26.1.12 (Tiruchendur)
2.
16179/16180 Chennai Egmore – Mannargudi – Chennai Egmore Mannai Expresses
1 Sleeper Class
27.1.12 (Chennai)
28.1.12 (Mannargudi)
3.
12789/12790 Rameswaram – Kanniyakumari – Rameswaram Tri-weekly Expresses
1 Sleeper Class
28.1.12 (Rameswaram)
29.1.12 (Kanniyakumari)
4.
16780/16779 Madurai – Tirupati – Madurai
Bi-weekly Expresses
2 Sleeper Class
2.2.12 (Madurai)
3.2.12 (Tirupati)
5.
12758/12757 Coimbatore – Tirupati – Coimbatore Inter City Tri-weekly Expresses
1 Second Sitting
29.1.12 (Coimbatore)
30.1.12 (Tirupati)
6.
12544/12543 Tirupati – Yesvantpur – Tirupati Inter City Tri-weekly Expresses
1 Second Sitting
29.1.12 (Tirupati)
30.1.12 (Yesvantpur)
7.
12753/12754 Chennai Central – New Jalpaiguri – Chennai Central Weekly Exp.
1 Sleeper Class
1.2.12 (Chennai)
3.2.12 (New Jalpaiguri)
