Special passenger trains frm Tirunelveli, Rameswaram to

As a relatively dry spell brought relief to the rain-hit residents of Tamil Nadu, the authorities announced that special passenger trains will run from Tirunelveli and Rameswaramto Chennai Beach today.
Special passenger trainsfrom Tirunelveli and Rameswaram to Chennai Beach will be operated on December 4, an official release said.
Tirunelveli-Chennai train will leave Tirunelveli at 20.00 hrs on December 4 and reach Chennai Beach at 11.00 hrs next day.
Rameswaram to Chennai Beach train will leave Rameswaram at 21:00hrs on December 4 and reach the Beach the next day, it said.
Passenger Special from Chennai Beach to Tirunelveli will leave Chennai Beach at 12.30 hrs on December 5 and reach Tirunelveli at 01.30 hrs on December 6.

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Southern Railway also decided to run a special train from Chennai Egmore to Kanyakumari at a short notice to clear passengers stranded in Chennai due to unprecedented floods.
Chennai Egmore - Kanniyakumari Special train will leave Chennai Egmore at 2130 hrs on December 4 (today) and reach Nagercoil tomorrow via Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Vanchi Maniyachi, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil.
Chennai Egmore - Sengottai Special train will leave Chennai Egmore at 2300 hrs on December 4 while Chennai Egmore- Tuticorin Special train will leave Chennai Egmore at 2000 hrs on December 4.
Chennai Egmore - Madurai Special train will leave Chennai Egmore at 2100 hrs onDecember 4 and Chennai Egmore - Thanjavur Special train will leave at 2330 hrs on December 4, the release said.

This is the first time the Railway are organising special trains in a short span of time, following demand from those stranded at Chennai.
LokmanyaTilak (T) - Madurai Express expected to arrive at Arakkonam on December 4will run via diverted route of Arakkonam, Katpadi, Villupuram and Vridhachalam.