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Train services restored to 70 per cent of pre-Covid level | India News

Train services restored to 70 per cent of pre-Covid level | India News
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1 spl train to reach Ranchi from Mum tomorrow, more in offing from Guj | Ranchi News

The Indian Railways will be operating special trains from Maharashtra and Gujarat to meet the rush of migrant workers queuing up at the railway stations to reach their homes in Jharkhand. In a statement issued on Friday, the Ranchi railway division of the South Eastern Railways said a special train left for Ranchi railway station from Mumbai’s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on Friday night. The train will arrive in the state capital on Sunday morning after making stops at Itarsi, Mughalsarai, Gaya and Bokaro. There are 12 general sitting coaches, five sleeper coaches and four air-conditioned coaches in the train. Though the railways announced several special trains from Mumbai to Bihar which will operate once every week, the train between Mumbai to Ranchi will be a single trip. The buzz among Ranchi division is that the train has been introduced to ferry migrant workers to Jharkhand.

India: Migrant workers return to Bihar fearing fresh COVID-19 lockdown

Patna: Thousands of migrant workers from Bihar who went out in search of jobs after COVID-19 restrictions were eased are returning to their homes once again, fearing a fresh lockdown in view of the surging COVID-19 cases in the country. The coronavirus cases hit a grim milestone on April 4 when the daily cases crossed 100,000 for the first time in six months, highlighting the seriousness of the situation. This has raised fears of a fresh lockdown among migrants who don’t want to face the kind of ordeal they underwent last year when the Indian government enforced a nationwide lockdown from March 24, leaving millions stuck in various cities without jobs and food.

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