Once Upon A Time, There Lived A Ghost | The Last Train to arrive at Chennai Central

The last daily train to arrive at Chennai Central in the evening.

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Happy Madras Day or Happy Chennai Day to all viewers and subscribers. To celebrate this, the video will showcase the arrival of the last train into Chennai Central.

Thanks to Amrit (@AmritMediaworks) for the first clip of the train announcement.

Train : 56002 Arakkonam Jn - Chennai Central Fast Passenger
Loco : Arakkonam WAP4 #22557

56001 / 2 Fast Passenger was a daily service running once a day between Chennai and Arakkonam. The train departed Chennai at 13:10 Hrs in the afternoon and arrived at Arakkonam by 14:40 hrs. It had halts at Basin Bridge, Perambur, Villivakkam, and Tiruvallur enroute. On its return, the train departed Arakkonam at 23:00 hrs and arrived at Chennai by 00:30 hrs. Earlier, it used to depart Arakkonam by 22:40 hrs and arrive at Chennai by 23:50, which made it the last train to arrive into Chennai.

The train was famous for being the train to trial new Royapuram WAP7 locomotives.

Watch the first run of 30320 with 56001 at : https://youtu.be/akNCLeYTK78

The train was temporarily cancelled due to the onset of Corona Virus or the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, when the Zero Based Timetable was implemented, the train was permanently cancelled.

Arakkonam Junction railway station (station code: AJJ) is a railway station in Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the oldest railway stations in India, located on the first railway line in South India.

Another historic Arakkonam video : https://youtu.be/8RcjL4VckBM