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MADURAI: The Madurai Division of the Southern Railway will operate special trains to clear extra rush of passengers attending the 'Aadi Ammavasai' festival at Rameswaram on Wednesday. The division will operate an express and passenger special trains to cater to the pilgrims. According to a statement from the division, a special express train will leave Madurai at 6am on Wednesday (July 18) and arrive Rameswaram at 9am. In the return direction, the train will leave Rameswaram at 1pm and arrive Madurai at 4 pm on the same day. The train will halt at Manamadurai, Paramakkudi, Ramanathapuram and Mandapam.The passenger special train will leave Madurai at 8.40am on Wednesday and arrive Rameswaram at 12.45pm. In return direction, this passenger special train will leave Rameswaram 2.10pm and arrive Madurai at 6pm on the same day. The passenger special train will stop at Madurai East, Silaiman, Tirupuvanam, Tirupacheti, Manamadurai, Sudiyur, Paramakkudi, Sattirakudi, Ramanathapuram, Valantharavai, Uchipuli, Mandapam Camp, Mandapam and Pamban.