Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the Pongal rush.

Tirunelveli – Chennai Egmore Special (via. Tiruchi, Karur and Erode): Train No 0614 will leave Tirunelveli at 3.45 pm on January 13 and arrive at Egmore at 8.30 am the next day. Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Special: Train No 0617 will leave Egmore at 2.40 pm on January 14 and reach Nagercoil at 5.30 am the next day. Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Special (via.Trivandrum, Kottayam): Train No 0618 will leave Nagercoil at 10 am on January 15 and arrive at Egmore at 5.15 am the next day. Chennai Egmore – Madurai Superfast Special: Train No 0619 will leave Egmore at 6.45 pm on January 16 and arrive in Madurai at 3.30 am the next day.