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2.56 lakh ferried in 204 Shramik trains on Tuesday

Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday tweeted that the Indian Railways had transported 2.56 lakh passengers on 204 Shramik Special trains on Tuesday across the country, the maximum on a single day since May 1.

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Published : May 20, 2020, 3:10 PM IST

New Delhi: The Indian Railways on Wednesday said that it transported 2.56 lakh passengers on 204 Shramik Special trains on Tuesday across the country, the maximum on a single day since May 1.

Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted: "Yesterday, the Railways promised to run 200 special trains for migrant workers; beyond that we have run a record 204 trains in the service of passengers.

  • कामगारों के लिये 200 श्रमिक स्पेशल ट्रेन चलाने का रेलवे ने कल वादा किया था, उससे आगे बढकर यात्रियों की सेवा में हमने रिकार्ड 204 ट्रेन चलाई हैं।

    भारतीय रेल द्वारा कामगारों को उनके गृह राज्य भेजने के लिये अभी तक 1,773 श्रमिक स्पेशल ट्रेनों का संचालन किया गया है। https://t.co/3ddyY8Pp6j

    — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) May 20, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"So far, 1,773 Shramik trains have been operated by the Railways to send migrant workers to their home states," Goyal added.

The railways started Shramik trains from May 1, transporting over 23 lakh migrant workers to their native places till date.

Also read: Bus politics: Congress MLA slams party for not arranging buses for Kota students

It suspended passenger, mail and express train services from March 25 amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The railways is also running 15 pairs of special air-conditioned trains from May 12 and 200 more non-AC special trains from June 1.

IANS Report

New Delhi: The Indian Railways on Wednesday said that it transported 2.56 lakh passengers on 204 Shramik Special trains on Tuesday across the country, the maximum on a single day since May 1.

Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted: "Yesterday, the Railways promised to run 200 special trains for migrant workers; beyond that we have run a record 204 trains in the service of passengers.

  • कामगारों के लिये 200 श्रमिक स्पेशल ट्रेन चलाने का रेलवे ने कल वादा किया था, उससे आगे बढकर यात्रियों की सेवा में हमने रिकार्ड 204 ट्रेन चलाई हैं।

    भारतीय रेल द्वारा कामगारों को उनके गृह राज्य भेजने के लिये अभी तक 1,773 श्रमिक स्पेशल ट्रेनों का संचालन किया गया है। https://t.co/3ddyY8Pp6j

    — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) May 20, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"So far, 1,773 Shramik trains have been operated by the Railways to send migrant workers to their home states," Goyal added.

The railways started Shramik trains from May 1, transporting over 23 lakh migrant workers to their native places till date.

Also read: Bus politics: Congress MLA slams party for not arranging buses for Kota students

It suspended passenger, mail and express train services from March 25 amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The railways is also running 15 pairs of special air-conditioned trains from May 12 and 200 more non-AC special trains from June 1.

IANS Report

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