Indian Railways is going to operate “Shramik Special” trains to help the migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students, and other people who are stranded at different places due to lockdown.
In these special Shramik Special Trains, a maximum of around 1200 passengers can travel observing social distancing.
The passengers will be screened properly before boarding the train. During the journey, passengers will be given free meals and water.
Also, these trains have ferried migrants to cities like Tiruchchirappalli, Titlagarh, Barauni, Khandwa, Jagannathpur, Khurda Road, Prayagraj, Chhapra, Balia, Gaya, Purnia, Varanasi, Darbhanga, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Jaunpur, Hatia, Basti, Katihar, Danapur, Muzzaffarpur, Saharsa, etc. in the country.
Indian Railways has terminated the operation of trains in various states like Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
The special Trains are being run by Railways only after concurrence is given both by the State which is sending the passengers and the State which is receiving them
As of 10 May 2020, a total of 366 Shramik Special trains have been operationalized from various states across the country amid lockdown.
