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Notifying only 41 Shramik trains for Maharashtra for now: Piyush Goyal

The minister said that the Maharashtra government has provided a received list of only 46 trains, out of which five are to West Bengal and Odisha

A passenger wearing a mask arrives to board a special train to Delhi at Howrah station during the ongoing nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, in Kolkata. Photo: PTI
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The Railways said that states like West Bengal, Jharkhand, Kerala, Odisha and Rajasthan have been reluctant to give consent for receiving Shramik special trains

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Railways Minister Piyush Goyal stated that the Indian Railways will notify as 41 Shramik special trains for Maharashtra despite being prepared to run 125 trains.

The minister said that the Maharashtra government has provided a received list of only 46 trains, out of which five are to West Bengal and Odisha, which cannot operate due to cyclone Amphan.

"Where is the list for 125 trains from Maharashtra? As of 2 am, received a list of only 46 trains of which five are to West Bengal and Odisha which cannot operate due to cyclone Amphan. We are notifying only 41 trains