CHENNAI: Suburban commuters in Chennai will get extended train services to Tiruvallur, Kadambattur and Sullurupeta, along with a new midday service from Tiruvallur to Moore Market Complex, as Southern Railway’s revised suburban timetable is set to come into effect on Nov 1. The changes include additional stoppages, revised fast and slow local services, and new timings on key routes. The revised schedule will come into effect for Sunday services on Nov 1 and weekday services on Nov 2.On the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section, Train No. 43230 will leave Tiruvallur at 12.25pm and reach Moore Market Complex at 1.45pm. An existing morning service from Moore Market Complex to Pattabiram will be extended to Tiruvallur as Train No. 43209, leaving at 7.10am and arriving at 8.30am. Its corresponding service will start from Tiruvallur at 8.45am and reach Moore Market Complex at 10.20am.Two other services will be extended to Kadambattur. Train No. 43903 will leave Moore Market Complex at 2pm and reach Kadambattur at 3.25pm, while Train No. 43904 will leave Kadambattur at 3.35pm and reach Moore Market Complex at 5.05pm. Two evening services to Arakkonam will swap their stopping patterns. The 7.30pm fast local will become a slow local, stopping at all stations, while the 7.45pm slow local will become a fast local.On the Chennai Central–Sullurupeta section, a morning service will be extended from Gummidipundi to Sullurupeta, leaving Moore Market Complex at 5.20am and reaching Sullurupeta at 7.55am. The return service will leave Sullurupeta at 8.10am and reach Moore Market Complex at 10.40am.On the Chennai Beach–Chengalpet section, Train No. 40904 from Arakkonam will get an additional stoppage at Guduvancheri at 9.20am.MRTS timings between Chennai Beach, Velachery and St Thomas Mount will remain unchanged.Passengers can check revised timings and stoppages on the NTES app.
