The Southern Railway will reintroduce fast local train services on the Chennai Beach-Tambaram-Chengalpattu-Thirumalpur route from June 1, a press release said.
The fast local services were stopped after an accident at the St. Thomas Mount railway station, on July 24 last year, that killed five commuters, who travelled by footboard. The Railway Department was waiting for the go-ahead from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) after implementing necessary safety measures by removing concrete walls and other obstacles.
Four fast locals will be operated from Chengalpattu to Chennai Beach and two fast locals will run from Thirumalpur to Chennai Beach in the morning. One fast local will ply between Chennai Beach and Thirumalpur in the evening.
The four trains from Chengalpattu to Chennai Beach will operate on 7.50 a.m., 8.05 a.m., 8.25 a.m. and 8.50 a.m. The two from Thirumalpur to Chennai Beach will leave Thirumalpur at 7.05 a.m. and 8.00 a.m. and reach Chennai Beach by 9.30 a.m. and 10.28 a.m. In the evening, a fast local from Chennai Beach to Thirumalpur will be operated at 6.13 p.m. and reach its destination at 8.40 p.m.
The Chennai Egmore-Puducherry Express which was extended till Chennai Beach to compensate will resume its usual operation.
