CHENNAI: Special trains would be operated between Rameswaram and Banaras to clear extra rush of passengers, said a Southern Railway statement.

Train 06099 Rameswaram – Banaras Express special will leave Rameswaram at 11.50 pm on December 30 (Tuesday) and reach Banaras at 12 pm on the fourth day (one service).

Train 06100 Banaras – Chennai Beach Express Special will leave Banaras at 11 pm on January 2 (Friday) and reach Beach station at 10 pm on the third day (one service).

The train will have stoppages at Chengalpattu, Tambaram and Chennai Egmore. Coach composition will be of 16 AC three-tier coaches (8 are earmarked for IRCTC/Kashi Tamil Sangamam delegates) and two luggage-cum-brake vans. Advance reservation for the special trains is open, added the release.