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The Rameswaram (Boat Mail) Express, previously known as the Boat Mail or Indo-Ceylon Express, is an express train that connects Rameswaram with the state capital Chennai via Tambaram, Chengalpet, Melmaruvattur, Viluppuram, Cuddalore port, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Tanjore, Tiruchchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Karaikudi, Sivagangai, Manamadurai, Paramakkudi and Ramanathapuram.
Chennai Beach – Terminal Station for all South and MRTS line trains and a few north and west line trains. Close to Chennai Port and Harbour; Chennai Fort – Close to the commercial hub of Parry's Corner or Broadway. Chennai Park – Lies opposite Chennai Central which is a terminus for long distance and suburban trains.
On 9 April 1988, the Great Seto Bridge was opened and the last train ferry operated on the previous day. Kammon Ferry; The Kammon ferry connected Shimonoseki Station and Mojikō Station crossing the Kanmon Strait connecting Honshū and Kyūshū. This was the first train ferry service in Japan starting operation on 1 October 1911.
Chennai Suburban Railway is the commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, operated by the Southern Railways. The system operates four lines with a track length of 1,174.21 km (729.62 mi), of which 509.71 km (316.72 mi) are dedicated dual tracks for EMUs.
The 20627/20628 Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil Junction Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 724 km (450 mi) in a travel time of 08 hrs 40 mins with average speed of 84 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.
Trains are scheduled to transit between Gummidipoondi and Chennai Central in 80 minutes, but trains they usually take 120 minutes to cover the 46 kilometres (29 mi). It is common for trains to wait for clearance at signals between Ennore-Chennai Central. [3] All the trains are always late by 20 to 30 minutes.
Tambaram Railway Station (station code: TBM [4]) is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [5] It is also one of the railway terminals of the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, situated at a distance of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the centre of Tambaram and 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Chennai Beach ...
The first EMU starts from Chennai Beach at 3:55 and the last train at 23:59. Most of the trains in this section end at Tambaram station. The peak hour headway is 7 minutes and the headway at the first and last hours of operation is 20 minutes. Tambaram–Chennai Beach; The first EMU starts from Tambaram at 4:00 and the last train at 23.55. Peak ...