Shramik Special Trains: Milestone for Indian Railways! More than 21.5 lakh migrant workers transported to home states

Shramik Special Trains: Indian Railways transport more than 21.5 lakh migrants to their home states through “Shramik Special” trains in 19 days and operate more than 1600 Shramik Special trains by 19th May 2020. Informing about the milestone yesterday night, the Ministry of Railways said that Indian Railways is going to double the number of Shramik Special Trains to bring more relief to migrant workers.

Appealing to the migrant workers the Ministry of Railways through Press Information Bureau (PIB) said, "More than 21.5 lakh migrants have been transported to their home states through “Shramik Special” trains in 19 days and operated more than 1600 “Shramik Special” trains till 19th May. Indian Railways appeals to the migrants not to panic. Efforts are being made to ensure that all of them are able to travel to their home states at the earliest. Efforts will be made such that they will be able to board trains from Railway Station Head on main line which is close to their existing location."

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Railways has asked the State Governments to identify and locate these migrants who are walking on roads to go to their home states and transport them to the nearest main line railway station after doing their registration at the nearest district headquarters and give a list of these travelers to the Railway Authorities so that arrangements can be made for their further travel through Shramik specials.

The Ministry of Railways also announced about the 200 time-tabled trains from 1st June 2020 in its release that read, "Indian Railways is going  to start 200 new Time Tabled trains from June 1, 2020.  The routes and schedule of these trains will be intimated soon. The booking will ONLY online and shall commence in few days. Trains will be  non AC. No tickets will be sold at any railway station and prospective travelers should not come to the railway station to buy tickets." Online tickets can be booked from the IRCTC websites once the online train ticket booking begins.