New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday informed that 62 special trains have been run by the Railways for migrant workers carrying around 70,000 travellers.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): A Shramik special train, carrying 1,212 migrant agriculture labourers stranded in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, left for Maharashtra from Rayanapadu Railway Station on the outskirts of Vijayawada in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Yadadri (Telangana)/ Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): Two special trains carrying migrants left Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for Bihar and Maharashtra respectively on Tuesday.
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], May 5 (ANI): A special train from Gujarat carrying about 1,200 migrant workers reached Muzaffarpur on Tuesday amid the coronavirus lockdown.
Surat (Gujarat) [India], May 5 (ANI): A special train, carrying around 1200 migrant workers, left from Surat for Jharkhand on Monday amid coronavirus lockdown.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 5 (ANI): Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has declared that to send the migrant labourers in Telangana to their native states, from Tuesday onwards for one-week, 40 special trains per day would be operated, said State Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 4 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday sought the personal intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to arrange special trains for the next 10-15 days, from May 5, for transporting stranded migrant labourers in Punjab to their ho
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 4 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said that the government will bear the expenses of the travel fare of the migrant workers from the state if a special train is being run for their return.
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 4 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that stranded people of Bihar, including migrants and students, coming back to the state via special trains will not have to pay for rail tickets and their fare will be paid by the state government.
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Indian Railways has said that it is charging only standard fare in Shramik special trains from State Governments, which is just 15 per cent of the total cost incurred by Railways.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 4 (ANI): A special train, carrying 1,200 migrant workers who were stranded in Gujarat's Sabarmati amid the coronavirus lockdown, reached Kanpur on Sunday.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 3 (ANI): A Shramik special train carrying 977 people, mainly migrant workers, left Nagpur for Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Sunday.