Timings of four express trains - Chennai Egmore - Sengottai Podhigai Express (Train No.12661); Sengottai - Chennai Egmore Podhigai Express (12662); Chennai Egmore - Tirunelveli Nellai Express (12631); and Tirunelveli - Chennai Egmore Nellai Express (12632) - will change with effect from February 24, 2014.
A release from Southern Railway attributed the change to operational reasons.
Timings of Chennai Egmore - Sengottai Podhigai Express, which now leaves Egmore at 8.10 p.m., would change to 8.50 p.m. As per the new timings, the scheduled arrival at Sengottai would be at 9 a.m. as against 8.20 a.m. now.
In the return direction, the departure timing of the train (12662) from Sengottai would change from 7 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. It would arrive in Egmore 6.40 a.m. as against the existing arrival time of 7.05 a.m.
As per the proposed timings, Chennai Egmore - Tirunelveli Nellai Express would depart from Chennai 8.10 p.m. as against the existing time of 8.50 p.m. It would arrive at Tirunelveli at 8 a.m. as against 8.35 a.m. now.
In the return direction, the departure timing of the train (No.12632) from Tirunelveli would be changed from 6.50 p.m. to 7.25 p.m. Its arrival time in Egmore would change from 6.40 a.m. to 7.10 a.m.
The departure timings of the trains at all stations enroute are also being changed.
Traffic blockThere would be a traffic block on Renigunta - Arakkonam railway line Saturday from 11.15 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. This is to facilitate replacement of old steel girder with concrete slabs in the road underbridge (No.161/B) situated across NH 205 (Tiruttani - Renigunta Road) at SV Puram near Vadamalpet.
During the period, road traffic on NH 205 at SV Puram near Vadamalpet would be regulated/diverted, the release said.
