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Indian Railways will run 15 pairs of trains in a gradual restart of operations from Tuesday 50 days after it stopped its passenger services in the middle of the shutdown to stop the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the railway ministry, all air-conditioned services will start on 15 Rajdhani routes and the fare would be equivalent to that of the super-fast train.
Special trains will run from New Delhi to Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Central Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi.
Here are some of what to do and what not to do, as passenger trains will resume from May 12:
* You can book tickets from 4 p.m. May 11 and will be available only on the IRCTC website (www.irctc.co.in) or on its mobile application.
* You cannot get any concession on the rate. There would be no provision of Tatkal and premium Tatkal accommodation. Also, the current reservation will not be allowed.
* Ticket reservation services at stations will be closed and no counter tickets will be issued, including platform tickets.
* You can also obtain additional security measures on the tickets when making the reservation.
* You will need a valid confirmed ticket to enter the railway stations.
* You may need to arrive at the station at least an hour before departure to ensure security clearance, detection, and other Covid-19 protocols.
* It will be mandatory to put on a mask and undergo a check-out, and only asymptomatic passengers may board the trains.
* You may not be given blankets and bedding to reduce the chance of the coronavirus spreading. You may have to carry food with you, as pantry cars will not work on these trains.
* There will be special rules for air conditioning inside the coaches and temperatures will be kept a little higher than usual and maximum fresh air supply will be guaranteed.
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