Chennai: Thousands of commuters suffer as Southern Railway further reduces suburban train services

Chaotic scenes of heavy crowds at major railway stations have become common on the Beach-Tambaram and Chengalpattu section as Southern Railway further reduced train services from Tuesday (February 24, 2026) amid ongoing redevelopment at Egmore railway station.

Earlier, it had announced a reduction of train services from February 20 to April 5 for 45 days. Thousands of office-goers from the southern suburbs of the city, including Chengalpattu, Perungalathur, Guduvanchery, Tambaram, and Pallavaram, have been facing severe hardships owing to the reduced services.