Special train from Bengaluru arrives in Bengal with 1,200 passengers

Around 1,200 passengers including patients, labourers and students were transported to West Bengal's Bankura by a special train departed from Bengaluru. All the passengers would undergo medical screening before sent to their homes.

Bankura (West Bengal): A special train from Bengaluru, carrying around 1,200 passengers, arrived in West Bengal's Bankura on Tuesday morning, official sources said.

The passengers included patients, labourers and students, he added.

The 22-coach train departed from Karnataka capital on May 10 and reached to West Bengal after a two-day-long journey.

All the passengers would undergo a medical screening for fever and other signs of the coronavirus, before being sent home in buses arranged by the West Bengal government, the official said.

(PTI report)