CSK tickets appear on resell site with prices soaring to Rs 1.23 lakh before official sales begin
Chennai: Although Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have yet to announce official ticket sales for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, tickets for their matches are already showing up on popular ticket reselling website.
On the resell platform Viagogo, a ticket for the KMK Lower stand for CSK's opening match against Mumbai Indians at Chepauk on March 23 was being sold for a whopping Rs 1,23,593 and now shows as sold out. The next highest price is for a KMK Upper ticket at Rs 58,536.
According to the website, as of March 12, 2025, tickets are listed across 12 price bands, with the cheapest option priced at Rs 18,755. There are currently 84 tickets available for the high-profile game.
Tickets are also available across different venues including Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League starts off with a clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens on March 22. However, there are currently no tickets available for the season opener on Viagogo.
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SWR announces special trains for passengers stranded by large-scale IndiGo cancellations
Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.
The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.
According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.
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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.
Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.
For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.
