The recent announcement of the extension of the Mayiladuthurai-Mysuru Express up to Cuddalore Port Junction has come as a surprise to commuters of the main line in the delta region.
According to sources, the Railway Board has instructed the Southern Railway and South-Western Railway authorities to extend the Mayiladuthurai-Mysuru Express up to Cuddalore Port Junction with stops at Sirkazhi and Chidambaram from an early convenient date.
As per the proposal, the Mayilduthurai-Mysuru Express, which arrives at Mayiladuthurai by 6.50 a.m., will reach Cuddalore Port by 8.35 a.m. In the return direction, it is scheduled to leave Cuddalore Port Junction by 3.40 p.m. to reach Mayiladuthurai by 5.30 p.m. from where it will leave by 5.55 p.m.
