Non-stop, 1200 passengers: 10 things you should know about 'Shramik Train'

Trains should have at least 90 per cent occupancy to operate

The Indian Railways on Sunday issued guidelines regarding the operation of 'Shramik special trains', deployed to transport migrant workers, pilgrims, students, and other persons stranded at different places in the country amid lockdown to their respective destinations. Zonal Railways will run these trains as per the demand of state administration.

Apart from maintaining 90 per cent occupancy, the railways also said that local state government authority shall handover tickets of such trains to passengers cleared by them and collect the ticket fare and hand over the total amount to Railways.

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