Not sure what is the reason for this change & neither has Southern railways notified the same in their website. For almost one month, train will not come and depart from Chennai Central.
Train 12840 Chennai Central-Howrah mail, scheduled to leave Central at 11:45pm will leave from Chennai Beach railway station at the same time from September 6 to October 6. Train 12839 Howrah-Chennai Central mail, will arrive at Central 90 minutes behind schedule from September 7-October 7
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