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145 Shramik Special Trains moved 2.10 lakh people to their native places in one day: Indian Railways
On Thursday, 145 Shramik trains were operated by Indian Railways and nearly 2.10 lakh passengers were ferried home
Coronavirus Lockdown: Indian Railways to resume train services gradually, 15 pairs of trains to run from May 12
Indian Railways said that it plans to gradually restart passenger train operations with 15 pairs of trains from 12th May, 2020
West Bengal government has not approved any Shramik Express train from coronavirus-ravaged Maharashtra: Indian Railways
West Bengal govt has left migrant workers from the state stuck in Maharashtra in the lurch as the govt has not approved trains from there
Indian Railways operates 201 Shramik special train until May 7, helps nearly 2 lakh migrant stranded workers to reach home
India Railways operated around 201 Shramik Special trains till late Thursday and helped nearly 2 lakh stranded migrant workers, tourists and students to return to their home state.
Maharashtra: 15 Migrant workers walked 45 km, run over by goods train while sleeping on the tracks
The poor workers sleeping on the tracks were mowed down by the goods train carrying petrol and diesel from Nanded to Manmad at 5.15 am. Five of them escaped with injuries and they have been rushed to a hospital.
The Hindu publishes fake news claiming that Railways is charging extra money from stranded migrants to travel in special trains: Read details
While The Hindu reported that passengers will have to pay Rs 50 extra for special trains, actually state govts are paying for the trains
Trains, Flights suspended May 3 as PM Modi announces extension of nationwide lockdown
All passenger trains and flights except those approved by the respective ministries have suspended their operations till May 3.
More than 100 employees of Southern Railway asked to undergo medical tests after many Jamaatis travelled on 13 trains: Details here
As hundreds of the attendees have now tested positive for the Chinese virus, the Southern Railway has now warned that ticket examiners and RPF personnel may also have been contracted with the virus and hence asked its staff to undergo a medical test.
Coronavirus lockdown: Indian Railways, IPS officer come to rescue by delivering 20 litres camel milk after mother of autistic child tweets for help
The Indian Railway transported 20 litres of camel milk to a family in Mumbai from Rajasthan after a mother from Mumbai tweeted about the non-availability of camel milk in Mumbai.
Indian Railways gets into mission mode to fight coronavirus, set to manufacture 1000 PPE overall for medical personnel every day
The DRDO has recently approved an PPE type overall produced by the Jagadhari workshop of the Indian Railways.
