The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of traffic during winter season.
1. Superfast special trains between Chennai Central - Mangalore Jn.
Train No.06154 Chennai Central - Mangalore Jn. superfast special train will leave Chennai Central at 13.30 hrs. on 24.12.2015 and reach Mangalore Jn. at 06.30 hrs. the next day.
Train No.06155 Mangalore Jn. - Chennai Central superfast special train will leave Mangalore Jn. at 10.30 hrs. on 25.12.2015 and reach Chennai Central at 03.30 hrs. the next day.
Composition: AC 2-tier - 3, AC 3-tier - 3, Sleeper Class - 12 & Luggage-cum-brake van - 2 coaches.
Stoppages: Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.
Train No.06155 Mangalore Jn. - Chennai Central superfast special train will stop at Perambur also.
2. Weekly special trains between Rameswaram - Chengalpattu (via Manamadurai, Madurai, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam)
Train No.06140 Rameswaram - Chengalpattu weekly special train will leave Rameswaram at 14.30 hrs. on 25.12.2015, 01.01.2016 & 08.01.2016 (Fridays) and reach Chengalpattu at 03.00 hrs. the next day.
Train No.06141 Chengalpattu - Rameswaram weekly special train will leave Chengalpattu at 14.00 hrs. on 26.12.2015, 02.01.2016 & 09.01.2016 (Saturdays) and reach Rameswaram at 02.15 hrs. the next day.
Composition: Sleeper Class - 5, Second Class Chair Car - 2, General Second Class - 9 & Luggage-cum-brake van - 2 coaches.
Stoppages: Mandapam, Uchchipuli, Ramanathapuram, Paramakkudi, Manamadurai, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram and Melmaruvathur.
Advance reservations for the above trains will commence on 10.12.2015.