New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Ministry of Railways on Monday announced that Shramik special trains will now have up to three stoppages -- excluding the terminating station -- in the destination state.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): As many as 1,383 migrant labourers reached Bhopal on board a Shramik special train on Monday, from Morbi in Gujarat.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Union Home Secretary, Ajay Bhalla, on Monday wrote to Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories (UTs) urging them to allow receiving of all Shramik special trains without any hindrance and facilitate faster movement of stranded migrant workers
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The South Western Railway operated six Shramik special trains on Sunday, carrying 7,353 passengers to their home town, said Chief Public Relations Officer, South Western Railway, Hubballi.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 10 (ANI): Western Railway (WR) on Sunday appealed to all migrant workers to avoid walking or staying for rest on railway tracks keeping in mind their personal safety.
(Hubli) Karnataka [India], May 10 (ANI): South Western Railway (SWR) informed that a total of five Shramik specials left Karnataka on Sunday ferrying migrant workers and students back to their homes amid the lockdown.
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): A total of 366 Shramik special trains carrying migrant workers, pilgrims and students have been operationalised from various states across the country till May 10, the Ministry of Railways said on Sunday.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 10 (ANI): Two Shramik special trains brought back migrant labourers to Ranchi from Vellore in Tamil Nadu and Bengaluru in Karnataka on Sunday.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 10 (ANI): More than 1,180 people, mainly migrant labourers, were on Sunday screened for COVID-19 before they boarded a Shramik Special train at Amritsar Railway Station for Barauni in Bihar.
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Chief Secretaries of various states on Sunday told the Centre that although protection against COVID-19 is necessary, economic activities also need to be stepped up in a calibrated manner.
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Sunday informed that 20 coaches of a Shramik special train carrying migrant workers from Surat to Prayagaraj got detached from the engine about 30-kilometres away from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 9 (ANI): Chhattisgarh government on Saturday announced the running of four Shramik special trains to bring back workers stranded in other states.