Lockdown: Railways to cancel 3.9 mn tickets as operations remain suspended

All passengers will, however, get a full refund for tickets booked on the now cancelled trains as well as for those booked in advance

The Indian Railways is cancelling around 3.9 million travel tickets booked 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, PTI reported.

With the national transporter allowing tickets to be booked during the 21-day lockdown for journeys after April 14, around 39 lakh bookings were made by passengers hoping that trains will be in operation post-lockdown. However, with the announcement of the extension of the lockdown period, railways on Tuesday not only cancelled all its passenger services till May 3 but also stopped all