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Trains cancelled to allow gauge conversion

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: The Southern Railway will take up gauge conversion from Villupuram to Mayiladuthurai and between Tirunelveli and Tiruchendur starting December 1. Consequently, traffic on the section will be suspended.

The conversion of the Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai section (122 km) will be done by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL), while the construction wing of the Southern Railway will execute the conversion between Tirunelveli and Tiruchendur (62 km).

The following trains will therefore be cancelled from December 1: Train No: 814 Mayiladuthurai-Tambaram fast passenger, 862/814 Karaikkudi- Mayiladuthurai -Tambaram slip coach service, 6854 Mayiladuthurai -Tambaram Cholan Express, 6876 Nagore-Tambaram Express, 6702 Karaikkudi-Tambaram Express, 815/816 Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai Passenger, 817/818 Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai Passenger, 819/820 Villupuram- Mayiladuthurai Passenger, and 821/822 Villupuram- Mayiladuthurai Passenger.

The following trains will be cancelled from December 2: Train No: 813 Tambaram-Mayiladuthurai Fast Passenger, 813/861 Tambaram-Mayiladuthurai- Karaikkudi slip coach service, 6853 Tambaram-Mayiladuthurai Cholan Express, 6875 Tambaram-Nagore Express, and 6701 Tambaram-Karaikkudi Express.

In the Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur section all the trains running between Tirunelveli and Tiruchendur will be cancelled from December 1.

The following services will be terminated at Tirunelveli from December 1: Train no 741 Tirunelveli-Quilon Passenger, 742 Shenkottai-Tirunelveli Passenger, 744/745 Tirunelveli-Quilon Passengers, 747 Tirunelveli-Shenkottai Passenger, 748 Quilon-Tirunelveli Passenger and 6383/6384 Tirunelveli-Quilon Expresses, according to a Southern Railway press release.

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