Surendra Prasad Singh, New Delhi. The wheels of passenger trains, which were stopped from May 25 due to the nationwide lockdown, are now ready to run. The government has decided to start train services on limited routes. On Tuesday, AC special trains will run on 15 routes from New Delhi to Rajdhani Express. Vande India, Tejas, Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi connecting cities with a radius of 500 km will be the next phase. Ticket booking will start from 4 pm on Monday for special trains running from Tuesday. Tickets have to be taken online.
15 pairs of trains will operate
According to the railway, a total of 30 trains will run on 15 routes. This means a total of 15 pairs of trains will operate. After leaving New Delhi, these trains will stop at some major stations only. No food and drink will be provided on the way. The government is also considering running express trains like Shatabdi. For this, the experiences of the operation of Shramik Special trains started from May 1 are constantly being reviewed. Maintaining physical distance and behavior of passengers is also being studied. Currently an average of one thousand passengers are being accommodated in labor special trains. The idea of operating trains like Shatabdi has been started by fixing its shortcomings. It can seat 1200 passengers comfortably.
Special trains will run on these routes
New Delhi to Agartala, Dibrugarh, Howrah, Patna, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Mumbai Central, Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru, Secunderabad, Chennai, Bilaspur, Madgaon, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi. All these stations will also run return trains to New Delhi.
Book tickets like this
- Booking will start from the IRCTC website from 4 pm today. The fare will be equal to Rajdhani Express. There will be no transaction at the station counter. Platform tickets will also not be available.
Keep these things in mind
- Must reach the station at least one hour before the journey
Only people with no symptoms will be allowed to travel
- Wearing masks will be mandatory for all passengers
- Arogya Setu app is also mandatory in everyone's mobile phone
- No concession will be available in ticket booking
- Tatkal, Premium Tatkal and current booking will not be there.
Currently, all special trains will run only with AC coaches.
- Passengers will not get the facility of blankets and sheets in the train
- AC coach temperature will also be slightly above normal
- There will be no food and drink on the way of travel
Air service also prepared
Along with trains, the government is also considering starting air services on some routes. Some domestic flights are expected to be launched from May 14.
300 more labor trains will be operated
With this, Indian Railways will start more special services on new routes based on available coaches after reserving 20,000 coaches for Corona virus care centers. Apart from this, coaches will also be reserved separately for the operation of 300 trains as labor specials.
Let us know that due to the lockdown, 24 March rail traffic was completely affected, which is now the Government of India has announced a decision to resume operations of trains by taking a big decision.
IND vs PAK: India and Pakistan will clash for the 8th time in the T20 World Cup, see here the results of all the matches played so far
The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has started. So far 10 matches have been played. The Indian team has started its campaign with a spectacular victory. Team India won by 8 wickets against Ireland. India's
Danger: The first case of Corona Delta Plus found in Madhya Pradesh, confirmed this variant in a 65-year-old woman from Bhopal
The second wave of corona infection in Madhya Pradesh may have weakened, but the danger remains. Concern has increased with the arrival of new Delta Plus variant cases of Corona in the state. The
In 24 hours, 44,747 cases of infection were found and 69,237 patients recovered; 586 people lost their lives; the Number of patients 75.52 Lakh
On Monday, 44 thousand 747 cases were found in the country, 69 thousand 237 patients were cured and 586 died. This is the third-lowest number of new cases in the past two months. Earlier on August 24,
Republic Day: This year there will be no foreign chief guest in the parade, no head of state is invited due to Corona
No foreign head of state will be made the chief guest in the Republic Day parade this year. The news agency PTI, quoting sources, has claimed that the central government has taken this important
PM Modi: PM Modi said- On 25th June, a black spot was put on democracy, now no one will be able to do this
Before the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented his views in front of the media. He said on the Parliament House premises that today is a day of pride in
Dhadak 2: Will the magic of love work again like Saiyaara? Quickly check Dhadak 2 collection prediction
Friday is coming and bringing with it a flood of new films to the theatres. This time, Siddhant Chaturvedi starrer Dhadak 2 and Ajay Devgan's Son of Sardar 2 will have a box office clash.
India beat West Indies by 2 wickets: After winning the series 2-0, he made a world record, Akshar played a blistering inning of 64 runs.
Team India defeated West Indies by 2 wickets in the second ODI match. With this, India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. This is India's 12th consecutive series win over
Dhanashree Verma: Amidst divorce rumors, Dhanashree made a cryptic post, netizens said – turnover of 60 crores…
Amidst rumours of the alleged divorce of social media influencer and choreographer Dhanashree Verma and cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal, she posted on Shivaratri. Along with this, she also wrote a cryptic
Security Alert: IB alerts Delhi Police, fear of terrorist organization Lashkar and Jaish attack by August 15
The Intelligence Bureau (IB), the central intelligence agency, has issued an alert to the Delhi Police regarding Independence Day. According to the IB report, by August 15, terrorist organizations
Karnataka Hijab Controversy: I was very scared, I take the name of Allah when I am scared - Muskaan Khan
"I said Allahu Akbar because I was very scared. And when I am scared, I take the name of Allah."