(Riya Saha, Intern Journalist)Indian Railways on Tuesday clarified that all regular passenger trains, which were earlier suspended till 12 August, are to remain suspended “until further notice”, due to the outbreak of the Covid -19 pandemic in the country.
However, the national transporter stated that all 230 Special Trains, which are running at present, will continue to operate.
Local trains in Mumbai, which are presently being run on a limited basis only on the requisition of state government, will also continue to run.
The occupancy of special trains is being monitored on a regular basis. Additional special trains may be run based on the requirement.
All regular train services were canceled since 25 March when the lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The IRCTC has suspended advance reservations for regular train services from 15 April 15.
While 30 Rajdhani-like AC trains were started initially, the IRCTC began 200 more trains since 1 June.
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