Trains To Run From June 1

The Indian Railways on Thursday said it would refund all tickets booked for regular trains between July 1 and August 12 as coronavirus cases in the country surged a month after the government started relaxing some of the restrictions imposed in March. Only special trains announced in May and June will run, the railways said.

The Railways has operated 4,155 Shramik Special trains ferrying more than 57 lakh migrant workers since May 1. In addition to Shramik specials, Railways are running 15 pairs of special Rajdhani type trains connecting New Delhi and started 200 more time tabled trains from June 1.

The number of passenger trains running in the country will increase from the existing 15 to over 200 starting June 1, as the Railways slowly scales up operations amid a coronavirus lockdown that has been extended to June 30

The railways today said bookings for 200 regular passenger trains will open from 10 am tomorrow on the IRCTC website or through its app. These trains will run from June 1 and include both air-conditioned and non-AC coaches, the railways said, a day after it said only non-AC passenger trains would run.

Passenger train service will expand from the existing 15 trains to more than 200 starting next month. The service will involve non-air conditioned, trains, for which details will be available soon.

The Indian Railways on Thursday said it would refund all tickets booked for regular trains between July 1 and August 12 as coronavirus cases in the country surged a month after the government started relaxing some of the restrictions imposed in March. Only special trains announced in May and June will run, the railways said.

The Railways has operated 4,155 Shramik Special trains ferrying more than 57 lakh migrant workers since May 1. In addition to Shramik specials, Railways are running 15 pairs of special Rajdhani type trains connecting New Delhi and started 200 more time tabled trains from June 1.

The number of passenger trains running in the country will increase from the existing 15 to over 200 starting June 1, as the Railways slowly scales up operations amid a coronavirus lockdown that has been extended to June 30

The railways today said bookings for 200 regular passenger trains will open from 10 am tomorrow on the IRCTC website or through its app. These trains will run from June 1 and include both air-conditioned and non-AC coaches, the railways said, a day after it said only non-AC passenger trains would run.

Passenger train service will expand from the existing 15 trains to more than 200 starting next month. The service will involve non-air conditioned, trains, for which details will be available soon.