IPL 2024 Cricket Match: Indian Railways Launches Special Trains to Chennai, Metro Timing Extended Till 1 AM
IPL 2024 Cricket Match: Ahead of the IPL 2024 Cricket Match, the Indian Railways said it is running special trains for 2024 Tata Indian Premier League 2024 matches at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk. Later in the day, the Chennai Super Kings are all set to begin their IPL 2024 season as they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at MA Chidambaram Stadium today at 8 PM.
The Indian Railways said several Passenger Specials trains will be running between Velachery– Chintadripet-Velachery on March 22 and 26. As per the updates from the Railways, they will be running in all four trains, two from Velachery and the other two from Chintadripet.
The DRM Chennai took to X and said, “In view of Tata #IPL 2024 matches to be played at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium at #Chepauk, the following Passenger Specials will run between Velachery – #Chintadripet – #Velachery passenger special train will run on 22nd & 26th March 2024.”
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Chennai Metro Timings Extended
Apart from the special passenger trains, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) said it will extend the operation of metro trains beyond the scheduled time due to the IPL 2024 cricket match. The CMRCL in a statement said that it will operate metro trains after 11:00 PM on March 22 till 1 AM on March 23 to facilitate travel and avoid congestion.
In a post on X, the Chennai Metro said that there is usually network congestion at Stadium and surrounding areas due to large crowd due to which it would be difficult to buy online ticket while being in the stadium. Also, after the match, the rush at Government Estate / Central metro stations would be very high and may result in long wait in the queues for purchase of ticket.
The Chennai metro further added, “Commuters are advised to buy their metro tickets in advance for return/round trip (to & fro) either online (CMRL mobile App, Paytm app, Phonepe app, WhatsApp, ONDC etc.) or at the ticket counters at any of the stations before going to the stadium.”