Daily MEMU train runs from Chennai beach to Vellore Cantonment.
Residents of Vellore, Katpadi, Mukundarayapuram, Walaja Road, Solingar and surrounding areas use this train daily for work, business and other needs to Chennai.
Chennai Beach-Vellore
This train will leave Vellore Cantonment at 6 AM and reach Chennai Beach at 9.30 AM. On the other way, it will depart from Chennai Beach at 6 PM and reach Vellore Cantonment at 9.45 PM.
Extension to Thiruvannamalai
Following the long-standing demand of train passengers, the Southern Railway announced that this train has been extended up to Tiruvannamalai. This train, which was running from Chennai beach to Vellore Cantonment, was extended to Tiruvannamalai from last Thursday.
train time
This train departs from Chennai beach at 6 pm daily and reaches Thiruvannamalai at 12 midnight. Alternately, it departs from Tiruvannamalai at 4 am daily and arrives at Chennai Beach Railway Station at 9.50 am. This train is operated with 12 coaches.
Train fares are low
While the bus fare from Klambakkam bus station to Thiruvannamalai is Rs.145, the fare to Thiruvannamalai by train is Rs.50. Devotees going to Tiruvannamalai temple are interested in traveling by this train as it is less than the bus fare.
Will an additional train be run?
The train extended to Tiruvannamalai has received a good response from devotees and commuters in the last 3 days.
Weekends, after the summer vacations are over and schools and colleges are open, the train gets more crowded. Due to this, there has been a demand on behalf of the passengers to take steps to run additional trains on this route.
