{"id":8201,"date":"2025-07-28T04:12:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T04:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=8201"},"modified":"2025-07-28T04:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T04:12:35","slug":"irumudi-and-thaipoosam-festival-temporary-stoppage-at-melmaruvathur-from-13-12-2021-to-19-01-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/irumudi-and-thaipoosam-festival-temporary-stoppage-at-melmaruvathur-from-13-12-2021-to-19-01-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Irumudi and Thaipoosam Festival Temporary stoppage at Melmaruvathur from 13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Irumudi and Thaipoosam Festival Temporary stoppage at Melmaruvathur from 13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Southern Railway has announced temporary stoppage of 21 Express and Super Fast trains at the Melmaruvathur (MLMR) station from 13-12-2025 to 19-01-2025.<\/p>\n<p>In Connection with the Irumudi and Tahipoosam Festival at Melmaruvathur, the followings trains will be provided one minute temporary stoppage at Melmaruvathur from 13.12.2025 to 19.01.25<\/p>\n<table class=\"csdtable\" style=\"width: 63.9606%;height: 1176px\" width=\"609\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"54\">Train No.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"216\">Description<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"132\">Timings at MLMR<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"225\">JCO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"54\">12635<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"216\">Egmore \u2013 Madurai Jn SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"132\">14.59 \/ 15.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"54\">12636<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"216\">Madurai Jn\u2013 Egmore SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"132\">12.29 \/ 12.30<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"54\">12653<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"216\">Egmore \u2013 Trichy Rock Fort SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"132\">00.39 \/ 00.40<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"54\">12654<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"216\">Trichy-\u00a0 Egmore Rock Fort SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"132\">02.14 \/ 02.15<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"54\">12661<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"216\">Egmore \u2013 Sengottai SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"132\">22.04 \/ 22.05<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"54\">12662<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"216\">Sengottai \u2013 Egmore SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"132\">03.49 \/ 03.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"54\">16101<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"216\">Egmore \u2013 Kollam Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"132\">17.24 \/ 17.25<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"54\">16102<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"216\">\u00a0Kollam Exp. \u2013 Egmore<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"132\">01,09 \/ 01.10<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"54\">16176<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"216\">Karaikal \u2013 Egmore Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"132\">02.59 \/ 03.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"54\">16179<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"216\">Egmore \u2013 Mannargudi Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"132\">23.3 \u00a0\/ 23.40<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"54\">16180<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"216\">Mannargudi \u2013 Egmore Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"132\">03.34 \/ 03.35<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"54\">16191<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"216\">Tambaram \u2013 Nagercoil Jn Antyodaya Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"132\">23.49 \/ 23.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2021 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"54\">16192<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"216\">Nagercoil Jn \u2013 Tambaram Antyodaya Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"132\">04.14 \/ 04.15<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"225\">13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"54\">20895<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"216\">Rameswaram \u2013 Bhubaneswar Weekly SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"132\">20.14 \/ 20.15<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"225\">19.12.2025,\u00a0 \u00a026.12.2025, 2.1.2025,\u00a0 \u00a09.1.2025, 16.1.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"54\">20896<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"216\">Bhubaneswar \u2013 Rameswaram Weekly SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"132\">09.44 \/ 09.45<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"225\">17.12.2025,\u00a0 24.12.2025,\u00a0 31.12.2025,\u00a0 \u00a07.1.2025, 14.1.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"54\">22101<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"216\">LTT \u2013 Madurai Jn Weekly SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"132\">11.14 \/ 11.15<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"225\">15.12.2025,\u00a0 22.12.2025, 29.12.2025,\u00a0 5.1.2025, 12.1.2025,\u00a0 19.1.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"54\">22102<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"216\">Madurai Jn \u2013 LTT Weekly SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"132\">21.34 \/ 21.35<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"225\">17.12.2025,\u00a0 24.12.2025, 31.12.2025,\u00a0 7.1.2025, 14.1.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"54\">22535<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"216\">Rameswaram \u2013 Banaras Weekly SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"132\">11.09 \/ 11.10<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"225\">15.12.2025,\u00a0 22.12.2025, 29.12.2025,\u00a0 5.1.2025, 12.1.2025,\u00a0 19.1.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"54\">22536<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"216\">Banaras \u2013 Rameswaram Weekly SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"132\">09.44 \/ 09.45<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"225\">19.12.2025, 26.12.2025, 2.1.2025,\u00a0 9.1.2025, 16.1.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 120px\">\n<td style=\"height: 120px\" width=\"54\">22623<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 120px\" width=\"216\">Egmore \u2013 Madurai Jn\u00a0 Bi-Weekly SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 120px\" width=\"132\">23.19 \/ 23.20<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 120px\" width=\"225\">17.12.2025, 19.12.2025, 24.12.2025,\u00a0 26.12.2025, 31.12.2025,\u00a0 2.1.2025, 7.1.2025,\u00a0 9.1.2025, 14.1.2025, 16.1.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 120px\">\n<td style=\"height: 120px\" width=\"54\">22624<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 120px\" width=\"216\">Madurai Jn \u2013 Egmore Bi-Weekly SF Exp.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 120px\" width=\"132\">04.49 \/ 04.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 120px\" width=\"225\">16.12.2021, 18.12.2025, 23.12.2025, 25.12.2025, 30.12.2025, 1.1.2025, 6.1.2025, 8.1.2025,\u00a0 \u00a0 13.1.22, 15.1.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">Here\u2019s the <strong>confirmed update<\/strong> regarding the <strong>temporary stoppage at Melmaruvathur Station<\/strong> on the <strong>Southern Railway<\/strong> line for the <strong>Irumudi \/ Thaipoosam Festival<\/strong> between <strong>December 13, 2025 \u2013 January 19, 2025<\/strong> (note: likely a typo in year ordering\u2014see dates below):<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udd49\ufe0f Melmaruvathur Station Temporary Stoppage for Thaipoosam Festival<\/h2>\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Period &amp; Context<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Duration<\/strong>: Mid\u2011December <strong>2025 through mid\u2011February 2025<\/strong>, covering the Thaipoosam pilgrimage season.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extended annually<\/strong> each festival season to accommodate pilgrims visiting the <strong>Melmaruvathur Murugan Temple<\/strong>.<br \/>\nRailFan India article, Nov 29, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\ude86 Details<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>36 express trains<\/strong> received a <strong>2\u2011minute temporary halt<\/strong> at Melmaruvathur Station.<\/li>\n<li>Approximate dates: <strong>from December 14, 2024 until February 12, 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>One prominent example: <strong>Train No. 12635 Chennai Egmore \u2013 Madurai Vaigai Superfast Express<\/strong> was stopped at <strong>3:08 PM daily<\/strong> between <strong>Dec 28, 2025 and Feb 11, 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\uded1 Not For 2025\u20132026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There is <strong>no separate notification<\/strong> for a stoppage period specifically from <strong>Dec 13, 2025 to Jan 19, 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>current pattern places the 2025\u201125 stoppage<\/strong> window in that season, and <strong>similar arrangements may recur<\/strong> around Thaipoosam season in <strong>2025\u201326<\/strong>, but <strong>no official release<\/strong> yet confirms that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Festival<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Irumudi \/ Thaipoosam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Station Affected<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Melmaruvathur (Tamil Nadu)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Duration (2025\u201125)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dec 14, 2025 \u2013 Feb 12, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Number of Trains Affected<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>~36 long-distance trains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stop Duration per Train<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Notified for 2025\u201326?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not yet officially announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udd0d What to Expect in Future<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Thaipoosam festival<\/strong> falls in <strong>late January \/ early February<\/strong>, sometimes late December.<\/li>\n<li>Southern Railway typically issues a <strong>temporary stoppage notice<\/strong> a few weeks in advance.<\/li>\n<li>Based on past schedules, the <strong>Dec 2025\u2013Jan 2026<\/strong> window would likely see similar stoppages\u2014but the <strong>exact dates and impacted trains<\/strong> will be shared via official Southern Railway press releases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccc Suggestions for Travelers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If your travel falls during <strong>Thaipoosam season<\/strong>, especially between <strong>mid\u2011December to mid\u2011January<\/strong>, <strong>expect possible two-minute halts<\/strong> at Melmaruvathur on select express trains.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check official sources<\/strong> like <strong>Southern Railway social media (X\/Twitter)<\/strong> or IRCTC notifications <strong>2\u20133 weeks prior<\/strong> to travel for updated train-specific lists.<\/li>\n<li>This applies only for <strong>Melmaruvathur pilgrims<\/strong>, not general stoppages affecting through passengers significantly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Would you like me to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Locate the <strong>official 2025\u201326 list of trains and dates<\/strong> once published?<\/li>\n<li>Help plan a trip, including trains that stop at Melmaruvathur during Thaipoosam?<\/li>\n<li>Monitor Southern Railway\u2019s official channels for upcoming notices?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feel free to let me know how you\u2019d like to proceed!<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irumudi and Thaipoosam Festival Temporary stoppage at Melmaruvathur from 13.12.2025 to 19.01.2025 Southern Railway has announced temporary stoppage of 21 Express and Super Fast trains at the Melmaruvathur (MLMR) station from 13-12-2025 to 19-01-2025. In Connection with the Irumudi and Tahipoosam Festival at Melmaruvathur, the followings trains will be provided one minute temporary stoppage at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[78,752],"class_list":["post-8201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-railway-news","tag-railway-news","tag-temporary-stoppage-of-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}