New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Indian Railways has run over 450 'shramik special trains' and brought over 5 lakh migrant labourers to their respective states, said RD Bajpai, Railways Executive Director.
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The North Central Railway on Monday said as many as 50,000 migrants have been brought back in 42 terminating Shramik special trains at different stations in the region.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Railways on Monday said over a hundred trains will operate daily for next few weeks to facilitate faster movement of stranded workers to their native places.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): As Indian Railways will run15 pairs of passenger trains with AC coaches and limited stops from May 12 amid the COVID-19 lockdown, Union Home Ministry Joint Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava on Monday said that passengers with confirmed e-tickets don not need
SAS Nagar (Punjab) [India], May 11 (ANI): The fourth Shramik special train left Mohali Railway Station on Monday carrying 1,216 migrant workers to Jharkhand, said Mohali District Public Relations Office.
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.