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Chennai-Kanchipuram and Arakkonam-Chengalpattu Trains Cancelled
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News18•16-10-2026, 22:16
Chennai-Kanchipuram and Arakkonam-Chengalpattu Trains Cancelled
- •Train traffic has been disrupted due to heavy rains and a sudden landslide at the LC 21 area near Poosivakkam.
- •Trains running between Chennai Beach, Kanchipuram, and Thirumalpur were halted and alternative transport arrangements were provided for passengers.
- •Railway personnel are actively carrying out repair works at the affected sites.
- •Officials announced that train services between Chennai-Kanchipuram and Arakkonam-Chengalpattu remain cancelled until Saturday evening.
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Heavy rain caused by the Northeast monsoon led to a sudden landslide at a subway construction site near Poosivakkam on the Kanchipuram-Walajabad railway section, disrupting train traffic.
Railway officials announced that train services on these routes are cancelled until Saturday evening, October 17, while repair works are being carried out.
The railway administration immediately arranged for the train stopped at Kanchipuram to proceed toward Arakkonam, facilitating passengers to travel safely to Chennai.
