CHENNAI: The long-standing demand for a daily intercity train between Chennai and Tiruvannamalai has resurfaced on social media, reviving public attention on an issue that has seen little movement since the Tindivanam–Tiruvannamalai new line project was stalled years ago.

An X post by a user called Naveen Chander has highlighted how the temple town, one of Tamil Nadu's most visited pilgrimage centres, still lacks a regular train to the state capital. The post had garnered several responses with fellow X users urging the Southern Railway to operate daily trains between the city.

"Southern Railway can operate a morning and evening intercity service connecting Chennai with Tiruvannamalai through Chengalpattu, Tindivanam, Villupuram and Tirukkovilur, using the existing electrified line," a

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