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Guruvayur–Chennai Egmore, Nagercoil–Coimbatore Trains Diverted on Selected October Dates
Two trains will take different routes on certain days in October 2026.
The railway is changing their routes while it carries out safety and maintenance work.
The Guruvayur–Chennai Egmore Express will be diverted on eight listed dates.
The Nagercoil–Coimbatore Express will be diverted on a different set of eight dates.
Both trains will miss some stations they usually serve.
They will also stop at some additional stations along their changed routes.
Passengers who use a skipped station will need to make other plans for those dates.
The affected dates and stops are different for each train.
Southern Railway will divert two Express trains on selected dates in October 2026 for safety and maintenance work in the Madurai Division.
Train 16128, the Guruvayur–Chennai Egmore Express, will be diverted on October 11, 13, 15, 20, 22, 25, 27 and 29.
Train 16128 will skip Madurai, Sholavandan, Kodaikanal Road, Dindigul and Manapparai, and add halts at Aruppukkottai, Manamadurai, Sivaganga, Karaikkudi and Pudukkottai.
Train 16321, the Nagercoil–Coimbatore Express, will be diverted on October 12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30.
Train 16321 will skip nine regular stations, including Madurai and Dindigul, and add halts at Aruppukkottai, Manamadurai, Sivaganga, Karaikkudi, Pudukkottai and Tiruchchirappalli.
- Who
- Southern Railway and passengers on the Guruvayur–Chennai Egmore Express and Nagercoil–Coimbatore Express.
- What
- Both trains will operate on diverted routes, skipping some regular stations and adding other halts.
- Where
- On routes through the Madurai Division and the listed diversion points.
- When
- On selected dates from October 11 to October 30, 2026.
- Why
- Southern Railway is carrying out safety and maintenance work in the division.
Key facts
- Guruvayur–Chennai Egmore train
- Train 16128; diverted October 11, 13, 15, 20, 22, 25, 27 and 29, 2026.
- Train 16128 skipped stations
- Madurai, Sholavandan, Kodaikanal Road, Dindigul and Manapparai.
- Train 16128 additional halts
- Aruppukkottai, Manamadurai, Sivaganga, Karaikkudi and Pudukkottai.
- Nagercoil–Coimbatore train
- Train 16321; diverted October 12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30, 2026.
- Train 16321 skipped stations
- Tirumangalam, Tirupparankundram, Madurai, Sholavandan, Kodaikanal Road, Dindigul, Ambaturai, Erode and Palaniyam.
- Train 16321 additional halts
- Aruppukkottai, Manamadurai, Sivaganga, Karaikkudi, Pudukkottai and Tiruchchirappalli.
- Reason for changes
- Safety and maintenance work in the Madurai Division.
Sources
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