New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Indian Railways said that a policy decision has been taken to run 'Shramik special trains' amid the nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19. The Zonal railways will run these trains as per the demand of state administrations.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 2 (ANI): A special train carrying 1140 migrant labourers from Kerala bound for Bhubaneshwar in Odisha, left from the Aluva railway station in Ernakulam district at 10 pm on Friday.
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Till now, five trains have commenced their journey carrying migrant workers, students and other people on the request of the respective state governments, said Railways official.
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The Chief Public Relations official (CPRO), Central Railway on Friday said that special trains have been planned only for nominated persons identified and registered by the state government and will not entertain other people.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 1 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday requested Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to run 12 special trains on various routes to bring back the people of the state stranded outside Uttarakhand.
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): In continuation of the measures taken in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, the cancellation of all passenger train services has been extended till May 17, the Ministry of Railways said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways has said that special trains for migrant workers, tourists, students, and other persons have been planned to run today from Lingampalli to Hatia, Aluva to Bhubaneswar, Nasik to Lucknow, Nasik to Bhopal, Jaipur to Patna and Kota to Hati
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI: Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal on Friday asked key stakeholders of the logistics industry to bring down freight operation costs and make them efficient.
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Interviews for 36 temporary vacancies for nurses under Northern Railway (Moradabad) were held via video conferencing on Thursday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to advise Railway Ministry to arrange special trains to move stranded migrants to their respective destinations.
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): In a bid to prevent its personnel from contracting coronavirus, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Hazrat Nizamuddin Post has installed a "foot-operated sanitiser machine" outside its station here.
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): PSU Maharatna Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is making plans to boost production at all its plants once the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted and the economy springs back to near-normal levels, Chairman Anil Kumar Chaudhary said on Wednesday.