The Indian Railways on Thursday stated that it has operated over 4,615 Shramik Special trains which have transported more than 63 lakh people till July 9. "Last Shramik Special train was run by Indian Railway on July 9. Till today we have run around 4,615 Shramik Special trains and more than 63 lakh passengers have been moved," Vinod Kumar Yadav, the Chairman Railway Board informed. The Shramik Special trains were made operational since May 1, 2020, to ferry migrant labourers stuck in different parts of the country due to the coronavirus lockdown. More than 1.45 lakh passengers booked tickets to travel on the starting day, June 1.

Source: dna July 24, 2020 02:48 UTC