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Railways operated 1,034 Shramik trains since May 1: Goyal

Union Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal took to Twitter and informed that the Indian Railways has ferried over 12 lakh people by operating 1,034 Shramik special trains from different locations of the country.

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Published : May 16, 2020, 3:00 PM IST

New Delhi: Union Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that the Indian Railways has operated 1,034 Shramik Special trains to transport the stranded migrant workers across the country.

In a tweet, Goyal said, "To bring back the workers till date, the Railways has operated 1,034 Shramik Special trains. Out of which 106 were operated yesterday (Friday). Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have taken steps positively and 80 per cent of the total Shramik Special trains have been operated by these two states."

  • कामगारों को वापस घर लाने के लिए अब तक 1,034 श्रमिक स्पेशल ट्रेनों को चलाया गया है। जिसमे से 106 ट्रेन कल संचालित हुई।

    उत्तर प्रदेश व बिहार ने इस दिशा बहुत तेजी से कदम उठाए हैं, और देश भर में चली कुल श्रमिक स्पेशल ट्रेनों में से लगभग 80% ट्रेन इन दोनों राज्यों द्वारा चलाई गई हैं। pic.twitter.com/S3zxs9ylm4

    — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) May 16, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

The Indian Railways has started to run Shramik Special trains to transport the stranded migrant workers, students, pilgrims and tourists since May 1.

Till date, the railways has transported over 12 lakh people across the country in these Shramik Special trains.

According to railways, till Friday Uttar Pradesh operated over 474 Shramik Special trains while 52 more are in pipeline. Similarly, Bihar operated 248 Shramik Special trains and 21 are in pipeline.

(IANS Report)

Also Read: Citizens express happiness over returning home via special trains

New Delhi: Union Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that the Indian Railways has operated 1,034 Shramik Special trains to transport the stranded migrant workers across the country.

In a tweet, Goyal said, "To bring back the workers till date, the Railways has operated 1,034 Shramik Special trains. Out of which 106 were operated yesterday (Friday). Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have taken steps positively and 80 per cent of the total Shramik Special trains have been operated by these two states."

  • कामगारों को वापस घर लाने के लिए अब तक 1,034 श्रमिक स्पेशल ट्रेनों को चलाया गया है। जिसमे से 106 ट्रेन कल संचालित हुई।

    उत्तर प्रदेश व बिहार ने इस दिशा बहुत तेजी से कदम उठाए हैं, और देश भर में चली कुल श्रमिक स्पेशल ट्रेनों में से लगभग 80% ट्रेन इन दोनों राज्यों द्वारा चलाई गई हैं। pic.twitter.com/S3zxs9ylm4

    — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) May 16, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

The Indian Railways has started to run Shramik Special trains to transport the stranded migrant workers, students, pilgrims and tourists since May 1.

Till date, the railways has transported over 12 lakh people across the country in these Shramik Special trains.

According to railways, till Friday Uttar Pradesh operated over 474 Shramik Special trains while 52 more are in pipeline. Similarly, Bihar operated 248 Shramik Special trains and 21 are in pipeline.

(IANS Report)

Also Read: Citizens express happiness over returning home via special trains

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