First special train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant workers reaches Patna

The first 'Shramik Express' train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant workers reached Patna from Malappuram district of Kerala on Saturday.

Patna:The first 'Shramik Express' special train carrying around 1,200 stranded migrant workers from Tirur station in Malappuram district of Kerala reached in Patna on Saturday afternoon.

The workers were brought to the railway stations on special KSRTC buses arranged by the state government.

The migrant workers belonging to various districts of the state were first taken to the railway school for medical examination and thermal screening.

The non-stop train carrying around 1,200 stranded 'guest workers' from Kerala left for Hatia in Jharkhand on Saturday.

Train from Kerala's Kozhikode to Dhanbad in Jharkhand was expected to leave at 6 pm on Saturday but has been delayed by a few hours.