As India enters it’s Unlock 4 phase, the Ministry of railway announced that more special trains are being planned to bring the passengers who are stuck amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The state governments however are being consulted for the same.
In the month of August, the Indian railways had asserted that it had no plans to resume passenger train services and that it would be suspended until further notice. As per the new Unlock 4.0 guideline that comes with significant relaxations, Indian Railways will likely announce the operation of nearly 100 more passenger trains that will facilitate both inter-state and intra-state.
While around 100 trains would be announced initially after getting a go-ahead signal from the Home Ministry, this would be followed by 20 more trains to facilitate travel on certain routes where trains are already operational.
Initially, the railways had added 30 Rajdhani- type trains, and later the railways added 200 more trains since June 1.
At present, 230 special trains are being operated, which will continue, in addition to the new ones to facilitate travel between the states.
However, local and suburban trains continue to be shut during the pandemic, with permission for only special services individuals to travel, with metro rails services also set to resume by September 7, the economy is racing back on track in a steady manner.
