Trial run of Road Railer, a bi-modal transportation unit, which runs as a semi-trailer on road and as a wagon on rail was conducted between Melpakkam and Katpadi section of Chennai Division of Southern Railway on 19th September, 2018.
Road-railers will offer a holistic logistics solution in diverting cargo traffic from road to rail and to offer seamless door-to-door goods transportation.
Kirloskar Pneumatic Co Ltd (KPCL), a Kirloskar Group Company, in association with the Southern Railway conducted a dry run between Melpakkam and Katpadi. ...
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KPCL will bring in the investment and provide these specially designed Road Railers for the Railways, which will operate and maintain them. The first- and last-mile (road) operations of the Rail Railers will be taken care by KPCL and its strategic partners.
The Road Railer concept works like this - Goods loaded on to a Road Railer unit in a godown travel by road, and is then directly coupled with railway wagons at the terminal . The unit (with wheels attached as in a normal truck) will be moved by rail and decoupled from the wagon at the receiving end, and attached to a truck to be moved on to the final destination.
Southern Railway will shortly announce the commercial run of Road Railer between Chennai Port and Palwal, the two Road Railer terminals established by KPCL. This move will open new streams of traffic facilitating imports as well as exports.

Major engineering works have been taken up for modification and improvement of Arakkonam yard. To facilitate these engineering works, changes will be made in the pattern of train services on 03.05.2018.as detailed below.
A. The following train services between Chennai Central – Tirupati will be fully cancelled on 03.05.2018.
1. Train No.16057 Chennai Central – Tirupati Sapthagiri express, scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 06.25 hrs.
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Train No.16053 Chennai Central – Tirupati express, scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 14.15 hrs.
3. Train No.16203 Chennai Central – Tirupati express, scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 16.35 hrs.
1. Train No.16204 Tirupati – Chennai Central express, scheduled to leave Tirupati at 06.45 hrs.
2. Train No.16058 Tirupati – Chennai Central Sapthagiri express, scheduled to leave Tirupati at 18.05 hrs.
B. The following train service will be partially cancelled on 03.05.2018.
• Train No.16054 Tirupati – Chennai Central express, scheduled to leave Tirupati at 10.00 hrs. will be partially cancelled between Tiruttani – Chennai Central. The train will run from Tirupati to Tiruttani only. On arrival at Tiruttani, the train will leave as a passenger special train from Tiruttani to Tirupati.
C. The following train will run on diverted route on 03.05.2018.
• Train No.16352 Nagercoil – Mumbai CSMT express, scheduled to leave Nagercoil at 05.00 hrs. on 03.05.2018 and run via Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Arakkonam, Tiruttani and Renigunta will be diverted to run via Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Katpadi, Melpakkam, Tiruttani and Renigunta.
D. The following trains will be rerouted via Arakkonam, Chitteri, Tiruttani.
1. Train No.12164 Chennai Egmore – Dadar express, scheduled to leave Chennai Egmore at 06.50 hrs. on 03.05.2018 and run via Arakkonam and Tiruttani, will be rerouted to run via Arakkonam, Chitteri and Tiruttani.

2. Train No.12163 Dadar – Chennai Egmore express, scheduled to leave Dadar on 03.05.2018 and reach Chennai Egmore on 04.05.2018 and run via Tiruttani and Arakkonam, will be rerouted to run via Tiruttani, Chitteri and Arakkonam.
3. Train No.11042 Chennai Central – Mumbai CSMT express, scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 12.20 hrs. on 03.05.2018 and run via Arakkonam and Tiruttani, will be rerouted to run via Arakkonam, Chitteri and Tiruttani.
4. Train No.11041 Mumbai CSMT – Chennai Central express, scheduled to leave Mumbai CSMT on 03.05.2018 and reach Chennai Central on 04.05.2018 and run via Tiruttani and Arakkonam, will be rerouted to run via Tiruttani, Chitteri and Arakkonam.
5. Train No.11028 Chennai Central – Mumbai CSMT mail, scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 23.55 hrs. on 03.05.2018 and run via Arakkonam and Tiruttani, will be rerouted to run via Arakkonam, Chitteri and Tiruttani.
6. Train No.11027 Mumbai CSMT – Chennai Central mail, scheduled to leave Mumbai CSMT on 03.05.2018 and reach Chennai Central on 05.05.2018 and run via Tiruttani and Arakkonam, will be rerouted to run via Tiruttani, Chitteri and Arakkonam.

Due to Pre Non-Interlocking and Non-Interlocking at Arakkonam for modification of yard involving signaling works of Southern Railway, the following trains are Cancelled / Partially Cancelled / Diverted as detailed below:-
Cancelled:
1. Train No. 16053 Chennai Central - Tirupati Express scheduled to depart Chennai Central on 3rd, 4th & 5th May, 2018 is cancelled.
2. Train No. 16204 Chennai Central – Tirupati...
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Express scheduled to depart Chennai Central on 3rd, 4th & 5th May, 2018 is cancelled.
3. Train No. 16203 Tirupati – Chennai Central Express scheduled to depart Tirupati on 3rd, 4th & 5th May, 2018 is cancelled.
4. Train No.16057 Chennai Central - Tirupati Sapthagiri Express scheduled to depart Chennai Central on 3rd, 4th & 5th May, 2018 is cancelled.
5. Train No.16058 Tirupati - Chennai Central Express scheduled to depart Tirupati on 3rd, 4th & 5th May, 2018 is cancelled.
Partially Cancelled:
1. Train No.16054 Tirupati - Chennai Central Express is partially cancelled between Tiruttani and Chennai Central stations on 3rd, 4th & 5th May, 2018.
Diverted:
1. Train No. 16352 Nagercoil – Mumbai CST Balaji Express is diverted to run via Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Katpadi, Melpakkam, Tiruttani and Renigunta stations on 3rd May, 2018.

Due to non-interlock work at Arakkonam from 20thApril, 2018 to 06th May, 2018, the following trains will be affected:
CANCELLATION:
1.Train No. 12007/12008, Chennai - Mysuru - Chennai Express journey commencing o­n 06th, May, 2018 will be cancelled.
PARTIAL CANCELLATION:
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No. 16022, Mysuru - Chennai Express journey commencing o­n 06th May, 2018 will be partially cancelled between Katpadi Jn. and Chennai.
2.Train No. 56261, Arakkonam - KSR Bengaluru Passenger journey commencing o­n 02nd, to 06th May, 2018 will be partially cancelled between Arakkonam - Katpadi Jn.
3.Train No. 56262, KSR Bengaluru - Arakkonam Passenger journey commencing o­n 02nd, to 06th May, 2018 will be partially cancelled between Katpadi Jn., - Arakkonam.
DIVERSION:
1.Train No. 12295, KSR Bengaluru - Danapur Express Journey commencing from 02nd to 05th May, 2018 will be diverted via Jolarpettai Jn., Melpakkam, Tiruttani, Renigunta Jn. & Gudur Jn skipping stoppages at Arakkonam and Chennai.
2.Train No. 12296, Danapur - KSR Bengaluru Express Journey commencing from 30thApril to 03rd May, 2018 will be diverted via Gudur Jn, Renigunta Jn., Melpakkam & Jolarpettai Jn skipping stoppages at Chennai and Arakkonam.
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3.Train No. 12503, Bengaluru Cantt. - Agartala Express Journey commencing o­n 04th May, 2018 will be diverted via Jolarpettai Jn., Melpakkam, Tiruttani - Renigunta Jn. & Gudur Jn skipping stoppage at Perambur.
4.Train No. 12509, Bengaluru Cantt. - Guwahati Express Journey commencing from 02ndto 04th May, 2018 will be diverted via Jolarpettai Jn., Melpakkam, Tiruttani - Renigunta Jn. & Gudur Jn. skipping stoppages at Arakkonam and Perambur.
5.Train No. 12510, Guwahati - Bengaluru Cantt. Express Journey commencing from 30thApril to 01st May, 2018 will be diverted via Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Melpakkam & Jolarpettai Jn skipping stoppages at Peramburand Arakkonam.
6.Train No. 12551, Yesvantpur - Kamakhya Express Journey commencing o­n 05th May, 2018 will be diverted via Jolarpettai Jn., Melpakkam, Tiruttani, Renigunta Jn. & Gudur Jn. skipping stoppage at Chennai.
7.Train No. 12552, Kamakhya - Yesvantpur Express Journey commencing o­n 25thApril and 02nd May, 2018 will be diverted via Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Melpakkam & Jolarpettai Jn. skipping stoppage at Chennai.
8.Train No. 12577, Darbhanga - Mysuru Express Journey commencing o­n 01stMay, 2018 will be diverted via Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Melpakkam & Jolarpettai Jn. Skipping stoppages at Chennai and Arakkonam.
9.Train No. 12578, Mysuru - Darbhanga Express Journey commencing o­n 05th May, 2018 will be diverted via Jolarpettai Jn., Melpakkam, Tiruttani, Renigunta Jn. & Gudur Jn. skipping stoppages at Arakkonam and Chennai.
10.Train No. 12658, KSR Bengaluru - Chennai Express Journey commencing o­n 05th May, 2018 will be diverted via Jolarpettai Katpadi Jn., Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram Jn & Chennai Egmore skipping stoppages at Arakkonam and Perambur.
11.Train No. 12692, Shri Satyasai P Nilyam - Chennai Express commencing o­n 05th May, 2018 will be diverted via Jolarpettai Katpadi Jn., Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram Jn & Chennai Egmore skipping stoppages at Arakkonam and Perambur.
12.Train No. 15227, Yesvantpur - Mujaffarpur Jn. Express Journey commencing o­n 02ndMay, 2018 will be diverted via Jolarpettai Jn., Melpakkam, Tiruttani, Renigunta Jn. & Gudur Jn. skipping stoppages at Arakkonam and Perambur.
13.Train No. 15228, Mujaffarpur Jn. - Yesvantpur Express Journey commencing o­n 30thApril to 01st May, 2018 will be diverted via Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Melpakkam & Jolarpettai Jn. skipping stoppages at Peramburand and Arakkonam.
14.Train No. 12608, KSR Bengaluru - Chennai Express Journey commencing o­n 24th& 25th April, 2018 will be diverted via Katpadi Jn., Melpakkam, Tiruttani, Renigunta Jn & Gudur Jn.
15.Train No. 12610, Bengaluru KSR - Chennai Express Journey commencing from 24thto 27th April, 2018 will be diverted via Katpadi Jn., Melpakkam, Tiruttani, Renigunta Jn & Gudur Jn.