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No regular passenger trains likely to run before June 30: Indian Railways

Shramik Special trains for migrants and fully-air conditioned special trains to continue operations

Migrants flout social distancing norms as they gather outside a registration camp to travel back to their native places, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Jalandhar. Photo: PTI
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Migrants flout social distancing norms as they gather outside a registration camp to travel back to their native places, during the ongoing Covid-19 nationwide lockdown, in Jalandhar. Photo: PTI

Shine Jacob New Delhi
The Indian Railways has decided not to resume regular passenger services, at least till June 30. The special trains and Shramik specials, however, will continue operations.
 
The national transporter said in a notification all the regular passenger operations, including mail, express, passenger, and suburban services would remain cancelled until further guidelines from the authorities. The notification added that all the tickets booked on these trains, till June 30, will remain cancelled and passengers would be given full refund. This comes almost 53 days after the government stopped passenger services on March 22. These tickets were booked before the lockdown was