Train services to remain suspended till May 17: Southern Railway
4 years, 8 months ago

Train services to remain suspended till May 17: Southern Railway

India TV News  

Operation of train services, barring special services carrying migrant workers, tourists and students, would continue to remain suspended till the lockdown extension ending on May 17, Southern Railway said on Saturday. The Southern Railway appealed to the public to extend their cooperation and not visit any railway station for any purpose as they would remain non functional. Southern Railways would endeavour to ensure social distancing and hygiene with the cooperation of passengers. In its measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Centre on Friday announced a 'limited' lock-down, including suspension of inter-state travel, air and train services would continue to remain in force for another two weeks throughout the country from May 4.

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Indian Railways Resumes Monthly Pass Service for 56 Trains in Northern Railway Region
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian Railways Resumes Monthly Pass Service for 56 Trains in Northern Railway Region

News 18  

The Indian Railways has started several special trains connecting important cities of the country. The Indian Railways had closed its MST service due to the pandemic and is now all set to resume it for its commuters in the Northern Railway division. A senior officer of the Northern Railway told the media that MST services will resume for September 3 …

Indian Railways to Resume Services of 5 Pairs of Trains; Check Routes and Other Details
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Railways to Resume Services of 5 Pairs of Trains; Check Routes and Other Details

News 18  

Western Railway and South Central Railway have decided to resume services of special trains between Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. HERE’S THE COMPLETE LIST: Bhavnagar-Kochuveli Spl: 09260 Bhavnagar-Kochuveli Spl will run every Tuesday from June 29 till further notice 09259 Kochuveli- Bhavnagar Spl will run every Thursday from July 1 Porbandar- Kochuveli Spl: 09262 Porbandar- Kochuveli Spl will …

Indian Railways Extends Services of Festival Special Trains, to Restore Services of 14 Others; Check Details
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Railways Extends Services of Festival Special Trains, to Restore Services of 14 Others; Check Details

News 18  

For the convenience of the passengers, the South Western Railway has decided to extend the services of festival special trains, restored express special and also revised timings of few trains running between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi and Maharashtra. Through a release, the chief public relations officer of the South Western Railway, Hubballi, have requested all passengers to adhere strictly …

Indian Railways to Resume Operations of Several Long-distance Trains
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Railways to Resume Operations of Several Long-distance Trains

News 18  

As India is witnessing a decline in the COVID-19 graph the Indian Railways has announced to resume services of several special trains starting June 14 onwards. Here’s the list of trains that will resume operations from this week: Howrah-Ranchi Shatabdi Special Ranchi-Howrah Shatabdi Special Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri Special New Jalpaiguri-Sealdah special Kolkata-Balurghat Special Balurghat – Kolkata Special Kolkata-Haldibari Special Haldibari – …

Amid Surge in COVID-19, Indian Railways Cancels More Special Trains; Here's a Complete List
3 years, 7 months ago

Amid Surge in COVID-19, Indian Railways Cancels More Special Trains; Here's a Complete List

News 18  

Indian Railways has cancelled special trains operating on the routes between Odisha, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Visakhapatnam and Chhattisgarh due to low occupancy amid the surge in Covid-19 in the country. Tweeting about the same, the East Coast Railway wrote that “in view of low occupancy & to break the chain of COVID 19 infection, it has been decided to cancel …

Covid-19: Train services suspended in Kashmir till May 16
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: Train services suspended in Kashmir till May 16

India Today  

In the wake of rising Covid-19 cases, the intra-Kashmir train services have been suspended till May 16. The train service acts as a lifeline for people who have to commute daily between various valley districts. The govt had already announced a lockdown in the region, which was later extended till May 17. ALSO READ: Lockdown extended in all 20 districts …

Mumbai Local Train Services to be Opened for General Public from Feb 1. Check Timings Here
3 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai Local Train Services to be Opened for General Public from Feb 1. Check Timings Here

News 18  

Suburban train services in Mumbai will resume to full service from Monday, February 1, according to an announcement made by the Maharashtra government on Friday. According to the state government’s announcement on Friday, passengers can travel on the trains till 7 am from the start of the first local train. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had recently chaired a meeting to …

Southern Railway now allows women to travel sans time restrictions. Check details
4 years, 1 month ago

Southern Railway now allows women to travel sans time restrictions. Check details

India TV News  

Southern Railways has now allowed women passengers to travel on suburban trains in the city without any restrictions on all days of the week from December 14. As per the previous rule, the Southern Railway has been allowing women to travel during non-peak hours while those engaged in essential services are allowed during peak hours. As part of extending the …

Indian Railways to stop train services from December 1? Here's the truth
4 years, 1 month ago

Indian Railways to stop train services from December 1? Here's the truth

India TV News  

A WhatsApp message is going viral which claims that trains services will stop running from December 1. @RailMinIndia has taken no such decision on halting of train services after 1st December," it said in a tweet. A lot of misinformation and fake news is circulating on social media platforms ever since the coronavirus pandemic rocked the country. The Press Information …

Women Passengers Allowed to Travel During Non-peak Hours from November 23: Southern Railway
4 years, 1 month ago

Women Passengers Allowed to Travel During Non-peak Hours from November 23: Southern Railway

News 18  

Southern Railway on Saturday said women passengers other than essential services staff would be allowed to travel in suburban train services during non-peak hours with effect from November 23. Southern Railway, in a press release said, it has scaled up the number of suburban services in Chennai to 244 trains per day which was 40 percent to the pre-COVID/-19 levels …

West Bengal resumes local train services after 7-month hiatus; COVID-19 SOPs in place
4 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal resumes local train services after 7-month hiatus; COVID-19 SOPs in place

India TV News  

Suburban train services in West Bengal resumed on Wednesday after being suspended for more than seven months, due to the coronavirus outbreak. With the reopening of the train services, the authorities are now maintaining a strict vigil and passengers largely adhering to the COVID-19 protocol. The local train services under the jurisdiction of the Eastern and the South Eastern Railways …

Suspension of Trains: Tracks Blocked at 22 Locations in Punjab, Unable to Resume Service Says Rly Board
4 years, 2 months ago

Suspension of Trains: Tracks Blocked at 22 Locations in Punjab, Unable to Resume Service Says Rly Board

News 18  

The Railways could not resume train services in Punjab on Friday as 22 of the 31 locations were still blocked by farmers. The CEO said, “We will soon start all the train services once the blockade is removed and once we get the security clearance from the state government.” Yadav also emphasised mail or express trains announced earlier already have …

Centre announces SOPs for Metro train services: only asymptomatic passengers allowed, masks compulsory
4 years, 4 months ago

Centre announces SOPs for Metro train services: only asymptomatic passengers allowed, masks compulsory

Firstpost  

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Metro train services, except in Maharashtra, will resume in a graded manner from 7 September and all lines will become operational by 12 September Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said Metro train services will resume in a graded manner from September 7 across the country, except in Maharashtra, and passengers will have …

All passenger, suburban trains continue to remain suspended, special trains to run
4 years, 5 months ago

All passenger, suburban trains continue to remain suspended, special trains to run

India TV News  

The Indian Railways on Tuesday announced that all regular passenger and suburban train services will continue to remain suspended till further notice. However, special trains which are currently into service will continue to run. Railways in a statement said, "This is to bring to the notice of all concerned that as decided and informed earlier on as well, regular passenger …

South Eastern Railway to regulate trains on total lockdown days in West Bengal
4 years, 5 months ago

South Eastern Railway to regulate trains on total lockdown days in West Bengal

India TV News  

The South Eastern Railway has decided to regulate the movement of special trains on seven days in August, when total lockdown will be imposed across West Bengal to check the spread of coronavirus. Howrah-Yesvantpur Special leaving Howrah on August 5, 8, 16 and 23 and Yesvantpur-Howrah Special leaving Yesvantpur on August 7, 10, 16, 18, 23, 25 and 30 will …

Railways cancels all regular trains till August 12, specials to continue
4 years, 6 months ago

Railways cancels all regular trains till August 12, specials to continue

India Today  

Indian Railway Board has announced its decision to cancel all regular time-tabled passenger services, including mail/express, passenger and suburban trains up to August 12. All the tickets booked for regular timetabled trains for the journey date between July 1 and August 12 also stand cancelled, the Railway Board said in a statement on Thursday. Railways officials clarified that all special …

Chandigarh suspends inter-state bus service till June 30
4 years, 7 months ago

Chandigarh suspends inter-state bus service till June 30

India TV News  

The Chandigarh administration on Friday suspended interstate bus services till June 30, saying most of the new coronavirus cases detected in the Union Territory have come from outside, an official release said. It was noted in the meeting that most of the new coronavirus cases are those who have come from outside Chandigarh or their immediate contacts, the release said. …

COVID-19 lockdown will have to be extended in Maharashtra if people don't follow guidelines, says Uddhav Thackeray
4 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 lockdown will have to be extended in Maharashtra if people don't follow guidelines, says Uddhav Thackeray

Firstpost  

The Maharashtra chief minister said people should follow coronavirus-related protocols for their own good. Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said the COVID-19 threat still persists though restrictions have been partially eased to allow resumption of business and other activities. Thackeray said he has been demanding that suburban train services resume in Mumbai to allow people on essential …

Lockdown 5.0: Govt allows inter, intra-state movement of goods, passengers
4 years, 7 months ago

Lockdown 5.0: Govt allows inter, intra-state movement of goods, passengers

Live Mint  

The union home ministry on Saturday allowed unrestricted inter and intra-state movement of goods and passengers from June 1, as the fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown comes to an end on May 31. Fresh guidelines announced by the ministry said that nationwide lockdown in covid-19 containment zones has been extended till 30 June. In case a state or union …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Railways cancels all train tickets booked for or before 30 June, passengers to get full refund
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Railways cancels all train tickets booked for or before 30 June, passengers to get full refund

Firstpost  

Bookings made before and during the lockdown period for journeys till 30 June on regular trains have been cancelled and a full refund will be given to passengers, the Indian Railways has said. New Delhi: Bookings made before and during the lockdown period for journeys till 30 June on regular trains have been cancelled and a full refund will be …

Telangana CM opposes resumption of railways, expresses fear over COVID-19 spread
4 years, 8 months ago

Telangana CM opposes resumption of railways, expresses fear over COVID-19 spread

India TV News  

Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao On Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers not to resume train services, which were stopped as part of preventive measures to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. The chief minister also said that he is that vaccine for COVID-19 would be available in the months of July-August; most probably …

Coronavirus lockdown | 15 Special trains to begin on Tuesday; guidelines issued
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | 15 Special trains to begin on Tuesday; guidelines issued

The Hindu  

Passengers looking to travel by ‘special trains’ to be run by the railways from Tuesday will need to reach stations 90 minutes before the departure time, wear masks, and preferably bring their own food as well as linen and travel light, as per the guidelines issued on Monday. Train No From Dep.Time To Arr.Time Frequency 1 02301 Howrah 1705 New …

Coronavirus lockdown | Railways to restart passenger services in phased manner
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Railways to restart passenger services in phased manner

The Hindu  

The Indian Railways on Sunday said it planned to restart passenger services in a phased manner — initially with 15 pairs of trains — from Tuesday onwards, almost 50 days after the services were stopped amid COVID-19 lockdown. To begin with, the 15 pairs of trains, meaning a total of 30 return journeys, would be run as special trains from …

Railways to resume service from May 12, bookings on IRCTC site from Monday: Full list of trains and stoppages
4 years, 8 months ago

Railways to resume service from May 12, bookings on IRCTC site from Monday: Full list of trains and stoppages

India Today  

The Indian Railways on Sunday announced that it will gradually restart passenger train operations from May 12, initially with 15 pairs of trains, it said in a statement. These trains will be run as special trains from the New Delhi railway station. New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram 12. New Delhi to Jammu Tawi After the resumption of these 15 services, railways …

Coronavirus lockdown | Bihar to reimburse fare of returning migrants
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Bihar to reimburse fare of returning migrants

The Hindu  

Hours after Congress president Sonia Gandhi announced on Monday that her party would pay the train fare for migrants heading home on special trains and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejaswhi Yadav offered to foot the bill for the first 50 trains to Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said while migrant workers will be reimbursed the entire expenses they incurred on …

Lockdown 3.0: About 1,200 students stuck in Kota reach Jharkhand via special train
4 years, 8 months ago

Lockdown 3.0: About 1,200 students stuck in Kota reach Jharkhand via special train

India Today  

Indian Railways ferried around 1,200 students belonging to Jharkhand from Rajasthan's Kota to Hatia railway station in Ranchi on Saturday. The railways announced that it will run "Shramik Special" trains from "Labour Day" on Friday to move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places due to the nationwide lockdown. Approximately 1,200 students reach home safely: …

Coronavirus lockdown | India’s first 'Shramik Special' train carrying 1, 200 migrants reaches Ranchi
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | India’s first 'Shramik Special' train carrying 1, 200 migrants reaches Ranchi

The Hindu  

A ‘ Shramik Special’ train carrying 1200 migrant labourers of Jharkhand reached Ranchi on Friday. The train – first one to be run in the country following enforcement of lockdown to contain COVID-19 spread – started its journey from Lingampalli Railway Station in Telangana and travelled non-stop to arrive at Hatia Railway Station near Ranchi. The Hemant Soren Government heaved …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Onus now on states to bring migrant workers, students home as Centre agrees to demand for special trains
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Onus now on states to bring migrant workers, students home as Centre agrees to demand for special trains

Firstpost  

Several states, in the meantime, announced steps they were taking for facilitating the movement of migrant workers and students, stranded in various cities due to the lockdown Authorities across states have begun preparations to help lakhs of migrant workers and students reach their homes from different parts of the country where they are stranded for over a month due to …

Coronavirus lockdown | Railways to run ‘Shramik Special’ trains to move migrant workers, other stranded persons
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Railways to run ‘Shramik Special’ trains to move migrant workers, other stranded persons

The Hindu  

The Indian Railways on May 1, 2020, began operating ‘Shramik Special’ trains to transport migrant workers, tourists, pilgrims, students and others, who were stranded due to the sudden nationwide lockdown effective March 22, back to their home States. A railways official stressed that these are special trains planned for people identified and registered by the State governments, and Railways will …

India coronavirus lockdown extended by two weeks with some easing
4 years, 8 months ago

India coronavirus lockdown extended by two weeks with some easing

Al Jazeera  

World’s biggest lockdown extended with ‘considerable relaxations’ in lower-risk areas marked as green and orange zones. The Indian government has extended the world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown by two weeks starting May 4, but with some easing of restrictions. India’s Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday said in a statement in view of “significant gains in the COVID-19 situation,” areas with …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Railways to run two special trains to ferry Army personnel for border duty, says report
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Railways to run two special trains to ferry Army personnel for border duty, says report

Firstpost  

The sources said the special trains would be run to meet the operational requirements of the northern and eastern borders during the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. New Delhi: Despite its passenger services suspended till 3 May amid the country-wide lockdown, the Indian Railways will be running two special trains this week from Bangalore to ferry army personnel for their border duty, military …

Lockdown Extension: Railways set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for April 15-May 3
4 years, 9 months ago

Lockdown Extension: Railways set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for April 15-May 3

India TV News  

Railways is set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for travel between April 15 and May 3 due to extension of the nationwide lockdown and suspension of passenger trains till then in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told PTI. With the national transporter allowing tickets to be booked during the 21-day lockdown for journeys after April 14, …

Lockdown Extended: Train services suspended till May 3, Indian Railways offer full refund
4 years, 9 months ago

Lockdown Extended: Train services suspended till May 3, Indian Railways offer full refund

India TV News  

The Indian Railways on Tuesday said full refund would be provided to its online customers for trains cancelled up to May 3, while those who have booked at the counters can take refund till July 31. The railways on Tuesday extended the suspension of all its passenger trains after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended nationwide lockdown till May 3 in …

Trains and flights remain suspended till May 3 as lockdown extended
4 years, 9 months ago

Trains and flights remain suspended till May 3 as lockdown extended

Op India  

All trains and domestic as well as international flights will remain suspended till May 3 as the nationwide lockdown continues amidst Chinese coronavirus outbreak. On April 14, the Ministry of Railways informed that all premium, Suburban Express, and passenger trains of the Indian Railways will remain non-operational until May 3, 2020. All passenger train services on Indian Railways including Premium …

Will lockdown be extended? PM Modi to decide today after talking to CMs
4 years, 9 months ago

Will lockdown be extended? PM Modi to decide today after talking to CMs

Op India  

At 11 AM on Saturday, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has started his interaction with the Chief Ministers of all States through a video link and discuss whether or not the 21-day nationwide lockdown imposed in the country on March 24, in the wake of Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak, should be extended. The meeting between PM Modi and the …

Odisha becomes the first state to extend Coronavirus Lockdown till April 30, schools to remain closed till June 17
4 years, 9 months ago

Odisha becomes the first state to extend Coronavirus Lockdown till April 30, schools to remain closed till June 17

Op India  

Keeping in view the coronavirus scare, Odisha government has decided to extend the lockdown until April 30, becoming the first state to extend the lockdown which is scheduled to end on 14th April. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has requested the Centre not to start train and air services till April 30th; Educational institutions in the state to remain closed till …

Indian Railways suspends bookings for 3 private trains till April 30
4 years, 9 months ago

Indian Railways suspends bookings for 3 private trains till April 30

India TV News  

The Indian Railways subsidiary, Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation or IRCTC, on Tuesday suspended bookings for its three private trains till April 30. The Railways had earlier suspended its services till April 14 in the wake of the three-week lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from March 25 during his second special address to the nation. The bookings …

India coronavirus: Trains are being turned into hospitals as railways close for the first time in 167 years
4 years, 9 months ago

India coronavirus: Trains are being turned into hospitals as railways close for the first time in 167 years

CNN  

Bangalore, India CNN — When Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 25, Indian Railways took the unprecedented move of suspending passenger trains across the country until April 14. This handout photograph from Indian Railways show how old trains will be used as Covid-19 isolation ward Indian Railways The network, which is the world’s fourth-largest rail operator …

Railways, airlines resume bookings for travels from 15 April, claims report as Centre refutes extension of lockdown for COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Railways, airlines resume bookings for travels from 15 April, claims report as Centre refutes extension of lockdown for COVID-19

Firstpost  

Indian Railways and private airlines have started ticket bookings for travels from 15 April onwards, when the 21-day lockdown due to coronavirus announced by the Central Government ends Indian Railways and private airlines have started ticket bookings for travels from 15 April onwards, when the 21-day lockdown due to coronavirus announced by the Central Government ends. In an interaction with …

Coronavirus lockdown | Uttar Pradesh govt arranges 1,000 buses for stranded migrant workers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Uttar Pradesh govt arranges 1,000 buses for stranded migrant workers

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh government has arranged for 1,000 buses to ferry migrant labourers who are stranded on the border districts owing to a countrywide lockdown, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. “Till late in the night, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was busy issuing instructions for arranging buses for the purpose,” the spokesperson said, adding that the CM also directed officials …

Before-and-after photos show how Indian Railways has come to halt amid Coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Before-and-after photos show how Indian Railways has come to halt amid Coronavirus lockdown

India TV News  

Indian Railways — India's colossal passenger railway system --also known as India's lifeline- has come to a halt as the country took emergency lockdown measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading. India's colossal passenger railway system has come to a halt as officials take emergency measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading in the country of 1.3 billion …

Coronavirus spread: Assam announces lockdown from tomorrow 6 pm
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus spread: Assam announces lockdown from tomorrow 6 pm

India TV News  

Assam will be under lockdown from 6 pm on Tuesday till March 31 in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Sarma said essential services like pharmacies, medical, water supply, banking, and petrol pumps would be exempted from the purview of the lockdown. Maharashtra …

COVID 19 : Indian Railways Cancels All Passenger Trains Till March 31
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID 19 : Indian Railways Cancels All Passenger Trains Till March 31

Live Law  

In the light of COVID 19 pandemic, the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger train services, including Premium Trains, Mail/Express Trains, Passenger Trains, Suburban Train, Kolkata Metro Train and Konkan Railways, till March 31.Trains which had already commenced their journey, prior to 4 AM on March 22, will run up to their destinations.Movement of goods train will continue.Full refund. In …

Coronavirus: Railways cancels all train services till March 31
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Railways cancels all train services till March 31

The Hindu  

As part of efforts to control the spread of COVID-19, the Indian Railways on Sunday announced the cancellation of all train services, barring goods train, till March 31. “In continuation of the measures taken in the wake of COVID-19, it has been decided that all passenger train services on Indian Railways, including premium trains, Mail/Express trains, passenger trains, suburban trains, …

Railways - lifeline of India - suspends services till March 31 amid coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Railways - lifeline of India - suspends services till March 31 amid coronavirus outbreak

India TV News  

All train services including passenger, mail/express have been suspended till March 31 amid coronavirus outbreak as confirmed cases in the country surged to 324 on Sunday while 6 fatalities have been reported till date. In the nation-wide train services shut down, no passenger train will be put to service till March 31. Several passenger train services were already suspended on …

Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger trains till March 31
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger trains till March 31

India Today  

As India battles against the coronavirus pandemic, Indian Railways has announced the closure of all passenger rail services across the nation till March 31. "However, bare minimum suburban services and the Kolkata Metro Rail service will continue till March 22 midnight. Thereafter, these services will also be stopped till March 31 midnight," a spokesperson of the Indian Railways said. The …

Coronavirus in India: Delhi metro, other local train services suspended till March 31
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus in India: Delhi metro, other local train services suspended till March 31

India Today  

After all train services were suspended by Indian Railways, Delhi Metro announced that train services will be closed till March 31 in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak. "As per the latest decision in the fight against coronavirus, it has been decided that metro service will remain completely closed till March 31," the DMRC announced in a statement. However, a …

Railways take COVID-19 precautions, installs lifts without buttons in Jaipur Headquarters
4 years, 9 months ago

Railways take COVID-19 precautions, installs lifts without buttons in Jaipur Headquarters

India TV News  

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday shared measures to ensure hygiene and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Taking on to his official Twitter handle, he shared a photo of a unique mechanism to operate lifts without touching buttons. "Taking novel measures to ensure hygiene and prevent the spread of COVID-19, Railways installs unique mechanism to operate lifts without touching buttons …

Coronavirus | Railways withdraws concessions to discourage travel
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Railways withdraws concessions to discourage travel

The Hindu  

In a first, the Ministry of Railways has withdrawn concessions for all categories of passengers, except students, persons with disabilities and patients, to discourage non-essential travel. Citing a health advisory issued to control the spread of COVID-19, the railways said as a special case, no concessional general and computerised reservation tickets for bookings made on or after March 20, 2020, …

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