In order to reduce congestion at the MGR Central Station, Chennai, 4 trains have been withdrawn. Both Bhubaneswar Express and santragachi (Kolkata) Express depart from Tambaram.
The train from Bangalore to Dhanapur (Patna) will return north from Perambur, no longer to Central. The Chandigarh to Madurai train will be diverted at Perambur excluding Central. The railway will replace Tambaram as the main terminal next to Central and Egmore. Efforts are being made to take advantage of the demolition of the Basin Bridge and straighten the central ramp rails and set up an additional track. waste land between the Moore Market station tracks and the central tracks will be used for additional tracks.