Currently, the Railways operate 230 special trains and 80 passenger trains throughout the country. Sitting or lying in the folded-down bunk seats on the underside of trains has been an uncomfortable experience for many passengers. When folded down to make sleeping arrangements, the center part of the side bunk does …
Read More »People can enter the station only if they have confirmed the electronic tickets, MHA issues SOP
[ad_1] New Delhi: “Only those with confirmed electronic tickets will be able to enter the station,” said the Interior Ministry, a day after the Indian Railways announced on May 12 15 pairs of AC trains from New Delhi to various cities. The MHA issued a detailed guide and standard operating …
Read More »Center calls on states to cooperate with railways to operate more “Shramik” trains
[ad_1] The Union Ministry of the Interior has asked all Union states and territories to cooperate with the railways to operate more special “Shramik” trains for migrant workers. “I urge everyone to allow them to receive all of the Shramik special trains without hindrance and to facilitate the faster movement …
Read More »Maharashtra will travel on foot with the CM Relief Fund account of needy migrant workers
[ad_1] Migrant workers return to their villages amid the coronavirus blockade. (Reuters) People trapped in other parts of the country but wishing to return to Maharashtra would also receive funds. PTI Last update: May 10, 2020 11:41 PM IST The Maharashtra government decided on Sunday to bear the travel expenses …
Read More »Two UP migrant workers returning from Gujarat on special Shramik trains die on the way, police say
[ad_1] Representative Image: ANI Railroad Police Superintendent Soumitra Yadav said in the first incident that a 29-year-old migrant worker from Sitapur, identified as Kanhaiya Lal, died in a Shramik Special returning from Bhavnagar in Gujarat to Basti in Uttar Pradesh. PTI Lucknow Last update: May 9, 2020, 11:32 PM IST …
Read More »In one week, Gujarat sends home more than 70,000 migrant workers stranded on 65 special Shramik trains
[ad_1] Migrant workers, who were stranded in Gujarat due to the closure, fill bottles with drinking water from a container as they wait to board a train that will take them to their home state of Bihar. (Reuters) The railways started special migrant trains on May 1 after the central …
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