Chennai, April 21
Southern Railway has announced major changes in the schedule of Suburban trains in Chennai with no trains plying after 10 p.m. following the night curfew imposed by the Chennai corporation.
The first service will begin after 4 a.m. and 86 Sub urban services will be operated on Sunday as the administration has announced a Sunday lockdown in the city.
Southern Railway communique said that only 434 Suburban trains instead of the regular 700 trains will run on weekdays. There will be 150 services in the MMC- Arakkonam route, 64 services on the MMC- Gummidipoondi route, 68 services on the Beach- Velachery route and 152 services on the Beach- Tambaram route.
On Sunday, 32 services will be run on the MMC-Arakkonam route, 24 services on the MMC-Sullurupeta route, 12 services on the Beach-Velachery route and 18 services on the Beach-Chengalpattu route.
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