NEW DELHI: The railways said 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 that came into force from March 25.
The railways has already run the first such train with 1,200 passengers from Hyderabad to Jharkhand at 4: 50 am on Friday.
The railways announced six “Shramik Special” trains — Lingampally to Hatia, Nasik to Lucknow, Aluva to Bhubaneswar, Nasik to Bhopal, Jaipur to Patna and Kota to Hatia. ? “As per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, it has been decided to run ‘Shramik Special’ trains fr