Ottivakkam

As approved by the Railway Board, the following MEMU Unreserved Express specials will resume services as detailed below.

1. Train No. 06721 / 06722 Chennai Beach – Melmaruvathur – Chennai Central MEMU Unreserved Express Specials  

Train No. 06721 Chennai Beach – Melmaruvathur MEMU Unreserved Express Special will leave Chennai Beach at 08.49 hrs o­n and from 27^th June, 2022 o­nwards and reach Melmaruvahru at 11.10 hrs the same day.

In the return direction, Train No. 06722 Melmaruvathur – Chennai Beach MEMU Unreserved Express Special will leave Melmaruvathur at 15.10 hrs o­n and from 27^th June, 2022 o­nwards and reach Chennai Beach at 17.53 hrs the same day.

Stoppages in both directions:

 Chennai Fort, Chennai Park, Chennai Egmore, Chennai Chetpet, Nungambakkam, Kodambakkam, Mambalam, Saidapet, Guindy, St. Thomas Mount, Palvanthangal, Minambakkam, Tirusulam, Pallavaram, Chromepet, Tambaram Sanatorium, Tambaram, Perungalathur, Vandalur, Urappakkam (H), Guduvancheri, Potheri (H), Kattangulathur, Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar (H), Singaperumal Koil, Penavur (H), Chengalpattu Jn, Ottivakkam, Karunguzhi and  Madurantakam.

2. Train No. 06725 / 06726 Melmaruvathur – Villupuram Junction – Melmaruvathur MEMU Unreserved Express Specials 

Train No. 06725 Melmaruvathur – Villupuram Junction MEMU Unreserved Express Special will leave Melmaruvathur at 11.15 hrs o­n and from 27^th June, 2022 o­nwards and reach Villupuram at 12.55 hrs the same day.

In the return direction, Train No. 06726 Villupuram Junction - Melmaruvathur MEMU Unreserved Express Special will leave Villupuram Junction at 13.45 hrs o­n and from 27^th June, 2022 o­nwards and reach Melmaruvathur at 15.00 hrs the same day.

Stoppages in both directions:  Archarapakkam (H), Tozhuppedu, Tindivanam and Vikravandi.

Train No. 06725 Melmaruvathur – Villupuram Junction MEMU Unreserved Express Special will also have stoppage at Perani.

Train No. 06726 Villupuram Junction - Melmaruvathur MEMU Unreserved Express Special will also have stoppage at Mailam.

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Chennai division of Southern Railway completed o­ne major bridge (No.116A) at km 38/11-12 today in Chennai Beach – Villupuram section between Guduvanchery and Vandalur. In December 2015, a breach occurred at this location following heavy rains. Subsequently it was decided to go in for two additional minor bridges and o­ne major bridge at this place. The work was sanctioned in the year 2017-18 at an approximate cost of Rs.2.3 crores. The two minor bridges were completed last year. Today the major bridge work was completed o­ne hour ahead of the 14 hour Line Block/Power Block permitted for the work. To complete the construction of the bridge, 12 precast Reinforced Concrete Cement boxes of clear size 9.15 x 2.65 metres with segment length 1.5 m and weighing 70 tonnes each were placed with the help of 350 tonnes crawler type crane using the cut open method.

Considering the repercussion to passenger train traffic, the work was planned o­n two weekends, with NIGHT BLOCKS, duly reducing passenger inconvenience. The work has been completed well within the block time.

Using the block period, a temporary girder was inserted for a subway in the same section. At level Crossing No.57 at KM 66/14-16 between Chengalpattu and Ottivakkam in Chennai Egmore – Villupuram section, temporary girders have been erected for LC 57 at km 66/14-16 in for doing the subway work in subsequent weekend blocks.

Meanwhile, at Chennai Egmore, the work of providing supporting braces for the foot over Bridge was done during the Line Block/power Block availed for the work yesterday night. Also, section by section track maintenance work was carried out between Chennai Beach and Velachery stations o­n MRTS today.

Using the Line Block/Power Block period in Chennai Egmore –Villupuram section, 3700 metres of track between Vandalur and Guduvanchery was detressed and 6 rail joints were welded. Tie Tamping of Track, and Ballast cleaning was also undertaken in the section using the BCM(Ballast Cleaning Machine) between Guduvanchery and Kattankulatur stations. Also, attention to various track conditions including attention to water stagnation prone places and greasing was done in the section along with sleeper renewal wherever required.

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