71 Shramik trains reach NFR; 82k people benefited

71 Shramik trains reach NFR; 82k people benefited

The Shramik Special Trains which started operations fromvarious locations of the country from 1st May 2020 onward are being runcontinuously as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)on end to end basis at the request of respective State Governments.

As of May 16, a total of 71 such Shramik Special Trainsreached NFR (Northeast Frontier Railway) areas with more than 82000 strandedpeople. Passengers are being given free meals and water during the journey.

Only those persons enlisted by the State Governments andbrought to the station can travel on these special trains and no individual cancome to any Railway station on their own and board these trains.

Passengersmainly comprised of students, patients, and migrant labours with their familymembers. Out of 71 trains, 07(seven) trains arrived in various N.E. states likeManipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Assam till yesterday with about 8700 strandedpeople. Another 5(five) trains will be arriving within the next 2 days in thesestates. While 63(sixty-three) trains arrived in Bihar areas under NFR and1(one) train arrived at New Jalpaiguri station in West Bengal under NFR.

 In NFR areas underKatihar division of Bihar trains arrived at stations like Katihar, Purnea,Arraria, Kishanganj. Another 7(seven) trains will be arriving in these areas bytoday evening with stranded people.

These Shramik Special Trains mainly came from areas likeKozhikkode (Calicut), Kota, Jaipur, Nandurbar, Hisar, Surat, Vadodara, Bharuch,Ghatkesar, Ludhiana, Ambala, Aligarh, Rohtak, Kalyan, Bhiwani, Jalandhar,Bengaluru, Karamnasa, Mangalore Central, Moradabad, Namburu and various stationsin Mumbai, Chennai etc.

Moreover, few "Shramik Special" trains are also planned fortransportation of stranded persons from Northeast to states like Bihar, UttarPradesh and Karnataka by respective state governments in the coming days. IndianRailways has already operated more than 1000 "Shramik Special" trains andtransported more than 12 lac passengers across the country till 15th May 2020.

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