The Indian Railways is set to operate 200 new trains from Monday, the first day of the “Unlock 1” phase of the nationwide lockdown imposed...
The Indian Railways is set to operate 200 new trains from Monday, the first day of the “Unlock 1” phase of the nationwide lockdown imposed to limit the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, PTI reported. The Railways said 1.45 lakh passengers will travel by these trains on Monday.
The new trains will be added to the “Shramik Special” services the Ministry of Railways has been running since May 1 to ferry migrant labourers to their home states. It had also started 15 trains with Delhi as one of the destinations, from May 12.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has said that all passengers boarding trains will be screened and only asymptomatic ones will be allowed to board.
Railway minister denies mismanagement of trains
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday denied that “Shramik Special” trains were mismanaged and some of them took wrong routes, the Hindustan Times reported. Goyal told the newspaper that every train had reached its destination and only a minuscule percentage were delayed.
On May 23, a train which left Mumbai for Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh ended up in Rourkela city in Odisha, sparking controversy and condemnation from the Opposition. Several Opposition leaders, including Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, alleged that the “Shramik Special” trains have been running late by days. Others claimed that many trains...
