Southern Railways has announced the selective trains will be stopped temporarily for boarding and dropping the passengers at Melmaruvathur. The decision has been taken by railway board based on recommendations received on the account of ‘Irumudi/Thaipoosam” festival at Melmaruvathur.
| DOWN TRAINS | |||
| Sl. No. | Train No. & Name | Timings at Melmaruvathur | Date of departure from origination station |
| 01 | Train No.02635 Chennai Egmore – Madurai Special train | 15.03 / 15.05 hrs. | up to 29th January, 2021 |
| 02 | Train No.02637 Chennai Egmore – Madurai Special train | 23.03 / 23.05 hrs. | up to 29th January, 2021 |
| 03 | Train No.06063 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Special train | 22.03 / 22.05 hrs | From 17th December, 2020 to 28th Januray, 2021 |
| 04 | Train No.06012 Hazrat Nizamuddin – Kanniyakumari Special train | 17.43 / 17.45 hrs | up to 25th January, 2021 |
| 05 | Train No.08496 Bhubaneswar – Rameswaram Special train | 11.18 / 11.20 hrs | On 18th and 25th December, 2020 |
| 06 | Train No.02661 Chennai Egmore – Sengottai Special train | 22.03 / 22.05 hrs. | up to 29th January, 2021 |
| 07 | Train No.05120 Manduadih – Rameswaram Special train | 11.18 / 11.20 hrs | up to 27th December, 2020 |
| UP TRAINS | |||
| 01 | Train No.02636 Madurai – Chennai Egmore Special train | 12.43 / 12.45 hrs. | up to 29th January, 2021 |
| 02 | Train No.02638 Madurai – Chennai Egmore Special train | 03.13 / 03.15 hrs. | up to 28th January, 2021 |
| 03 | Train No.02662 Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Special train | 03.53 / 03.55 hrs. | up to 28th January, 2021 |
| 04 | Train No.06064 Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Special train | 02.48 / 02.50 hrs | up to 22nd January, 2021 |
| 05 | Train No.06011 Kanniyakumari – Hazrat Nizamuddin Special train | 06.43 / 06.45 hrs | From 16th December, 2020 to 27th January, 2021 |
| 06 | Train No.08495 Rameswaram – Bhubaneswar Special train | 20.18 / 20.20 hrs | On 20th and 27th December, 2020 |
| 07 | Train No.05119 Rameswaram – Manduadih Special train | 09.33 / 09.35 hrs | On 16th, 23rd and 30th December, 2020 |
The passengers can book their tickets online by visiting www.irctc.co.in, the passengers are requested to book their tickets in advance as there is no unreserved passengers allowed to board the train.
