Indian Railways issues ‘restoration plan’ to prepare for resumption of services

Indian Railways has begun preparing to resume all its services from 15 April after a 21-day suspension of its passenger trains in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. They will begin operations only after a green signal from the government which had formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) on the issue. Meanwhile, the railways have issued a “restoration plan” to all its railway zones with a schedule of trains to be run, their frequency and the availability of rakes.

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All 17 zones have been sent a missive to be prepared to run their respective services. Around 80 percent trains are expected to run as per schedule from 15 April which includes Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto trains. Local trains too are likely to begin operations. Railway is likely to also conduct thermal screening on all passengers and follow all protocols as advised by the government.