CHENNAI:
Southern Railway will not operate
suburban trains in Chennai after 10pm and run only bare minimum services on Sundays because of the
night curfew and the
Sunday lockdown announced by the
Tamil Nadu government to curb the spread of
Covid-19. The first service will begin after 4am.
Only 434 suburban trains, instead of the 700 trains, will be run on weekdays.
There will be 150 services on 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 Sundays, only 86 suburban trains will be operated. Thirty-two 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-Chengalpet route.