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NEW DELHI: In an attempt to transport more migrants, the railways on Monday decided to transport around 1,700 passengers on board is’Shramik Special’ trains instead of the current 1,200.
According to an order issued, railway zones have also been asked to provide three stops in the destination state other than the final stop, at the request of state governments.
He also said that the capacity of the train should be equal to the number of bunks on the train.
The ‘Shramik Special’ trains have 24 coaches with the capacity to transport 72 passengers in each coach.
Currently, these trains operate with 54 passengers in each coach due to social distancing regulations.
Until now, the indian railways It has carried more than 5 lakh passengers since May 1.
“The railways have a capacity to run 300 trains per day and we want to maximize it. We want to bring as many migrants as possible home in the coming days and we have asked states to send approvals,” said a senior official who explained moving.
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