Train services towards Beach affected after tree branch falls near Saidapet station

Suburban train services bound for Beach station were affected on Monday (August 25, 2025) after a tree branch fell on an electric pole near Saidapet railway station on the Tambaram-Beach route. The branch had fallen while railway officials were pruning trees along the tracks between Kodambakkam and St. Thomas Mount stations in the morning hours.

A senior official of the Chennai division of Southern Railway said that the branch fell on an electric pole on the railway line between Guindy and Saidapet, resulting in suburban trains bound for Beach being halted at Guindy station as a precautionary measure. Train services were disrupted for more than half an hour, though no trains were cancelled.

The railway official said that maintenance staff were engaged in pruning tree branches along the suburban track on the Beach-bound side, as some branches had overgrown and were nearly touching the overhead cables in certain areas.

T. Sudarshan, a regular commuter from Perungalathur, said that the stoppage of trains at Guindy caused difficulties for office-goers in reaching their destinations on time.