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Indian Railways is working seven special trains connecting Kanyakumari, Chennai, and Coimbatore to Varanasi. These products and companies facilitate participation in Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0. The initiative strengthens cultural ties between Tamil Nadu and Kashi. Particular return products and companies from Varanasi are also organized. The tournament promotes linguistic and cultural exchanges.
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AgenciesThe Indian Railways is running seven special trains between Kanyakumari, Chennai, Coimbatore and Varanasi to facilitate mountainous-scale participation in the Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0, strengthening the cultural bonds between the Tamil-speaking living and the previous non secular hub of Kashi, the railway ministry acknowledged on Tuesday.
Officers acknowledged these special trains were scheduled to ascertain seamless stagger back and forth, jubilant long-distance connectivity and successfully timed arrivals for participants attending the multi-day cultural immersion programme.
“The services began with the first train departing from Kanyakumari on November 29. This was followed by an additional special departure from Chennai on December 2,” the ministry acknowledged in a press display.
“The next departures are scheduled from Coimbatore on December 3, Chennai on December 6, Kanyakumari on December 7, Coimbatore on December 9 and another service from Chennai on December 12, 2025,” it added.
In step with the ministry, with these planned departures, a total of seven special trains will operate from Tamil Nadu’s key originating cities to Varanasi in a successfully-coordinated and phased formula.
To make positive successfully timed return stagger back and forth, the railways has also organized a sequence of special products and companies from Varanasi.
“These include departures for Kanyakumari on December 5, Chennai on December 7 and Coimbatore on December 9, followed by additional return services scheduled for Chennai on December 11, Kanyakumari on December 13, Coimbatore on December 15 and again for Chennai on December 17, 2025,” the press display acknowledged.
The Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 began on Tuesday to continue the long-standing cultural connection between Tamil Nadu and Kashi.
The officers acknowledged this edition is centred on the theme of “Let Us Learn Tamil — Tamil Karkalam”, promoting linguistic and cultural exchanges between the 2 areas via Tamil-studying initiatives in Varanasi faculties, search tours for varsity students from the Kashi living to Tamil Nadu and the symbolic Epic Agastya Vehicle Expedition from Tenkasi to Kashi.
“Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 embodies the essence of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, encouraging people to understand and appreciate the richness of cultures beyond their own,” the ministry acknowledged.
Anchored by the Ministry of Training, with the Indian Institute of Skills (IIT), Madras and the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) serving because the major knowledge companions, and the participation of 10 ministries alongside with railway, the tournament brings collectively college students, artisans, scholars, non secular leaders, academics and cultural practitioners of the 2 areas collectively, facilitating the exchange of concepts, cultural practices and veteran knowledge between them.
The railway ministry acknowledged by working these seven special trains and coordinating a meticulously-planned, culturally-wealthy itinerary, the Indian Railways is playing a central role in connecting various areas of the nation and reinforcing the shared heritage between Tamil Nadu and Kashi.
