Sharmik Trains demand falling: Railway Board ChairmanIndian Railways had started to operate the Shramik Special trains from May 1 to transport the stranded migrant workers, students, pilgrims ...
06 Jun, 2020, 10.58 PM IST
Demand for Shramik special trains coming down gradually: Chairman Railway BoardThe Indian Railways began operating 'Shramik' special trains 1st May onwards to transport stranded migrants back to their home States.
29 May, 2020, 06.26 PM IST
3,736 Shramik Special trains ferried over 48 lakh migrants since May 1The railways has distributed more than 85 lakh free meals and about 1.25 crore free water bottles to migrant workers travelling in these tr...
28 May, 2020, 08.53 PM IST
Indian Railways to operate 2,600 ‘Shramik’ Specials in next 10 days, 36 lakh migrants estimated to travelThe government announced operation of Shramik special trains meant for transporting stranded migrants back to their home states, May 1 onwa...
23 May, 2020, 05.25 PM IST
Indian Railways set to operate 200 non-AC trains daily from June 1In what is expected to provide relief to migrants across the country, passengers will be able to make bookings online for these trains, the...
19 May, 2020, 10.05 PM IST
Operated 1,414 'Shramik Special' trains, 496 from Gujarat, 266 from Maharashtra so far: RailwaysAccording to available data, 496 trains have originated from Gujarat and 17 more are in the pipeline, while 266 trains have already started...
18 May, 2020, 09.39 PM IST
Railways operated 1,300 Shramik trains since May 1; ferried over 17 lakh migrants: OfficialsOut of the trains which have terminated so far, the maximum has been in Uttar Pradesh. The state has so far given approval for over 500 tra...
17 May, 2020, 11.46 PM IST
Railways ready to run Shramik trains from all districts connected by train network: Piyush Goyal“To provide relief to migrant labour, Indian Railways is ready to run "Shramik Special" trains from any District in the Country,” Railway m...
16 May, 2020, 10.45 PM IST
Railways operates 1,074 Shramik trains; UP allows the most migrants to returnThe Indian Railways has operated 1,074 Shramik Special trains since May 1, ferrying more than 14 lakh workers, it said Saturday. Uttar Prad...
16 May, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
932 'Shramik Special' trains operated so far, over 11 lakh migrants ferried homeOut of the 932 trains which have been operated so far, 215 are in transit while 717 have terminated at various stations. Sixty-seven more a...
15 May, 2020, 04.08 PM IST
Railways allows more passengers on Board 'Shramik' Specials“The train capacity should be equal to the number of sleeper berths on the train,” the revised guidelines for running these trains, issued ...
11 May, 2020, 10.03 PM IST
468 Shramik Special trains run so far, over 5 lakh migrants ferried: RailwaysThese trains have ferried migrants to cities like Tiruchchirappalli, Titlagarh, Barauni, Khandwa, Jagannathpur, Khurda Road, Prayagraj, Chh...
11 May, 2020, 01.15 PM IST
Home Secretary asks States to cooperate with Railways in running more 'Shramik' SpecialsHome Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to chief secretaries of all states and union territories, to cooperate with the Indian Railways to e...
11 May, 2020, 11.31 AM IST
1,500 shramik specials this week: GoyalRailway minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday asked state governments to expedite the process of issuing permissions for transportation of strand...
11 May, 2020, 11.11 AM IST
3.4 lakh workers ferried in 302 Shramik trains since May 1Shramik special trains were run from May 1 on the request of different state governments. The railways has suspended passenger, mail and ex...
09 May, 2020, 10.05 PM IST
Shramik trains should have 90 per cent occupancy: RailwaysThe Railways also said that the originating state will provide adequate security at the designated station to ensure that only those passen...
03 May, 2020, 01.29 PM IST
Indian Railways announces 6 'Shramik Special' trains to ferry stranded migrant workers, studentsThe railways has already run the first such train with 1,200 passengers from Hyderabad to Jharkhand at 4:50 am on Friday. The railways anno...
02 May, 2020, 12.26 PM IST