Shramik Special Trains: Sabarmati to Gorakhpur runs today, follows all lockdown norms

Amid Coronavirus lockdown, many people are in quarantine away from home and families. But most affected by this have been migrant workers and daily w labourers. For more than a month, re have been ongoing debates about making arrangements for migrant labourers to go back home. A few days ago, Indian Railways anunced that with help of State governments, y would be running special trains in order to enable migrant workers to go back to ir home towns amidst nation-wide lockdown.

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Shramik special train from Sabarmati to Gorakhpur

Earlier today, Western Railway anunced on ir official Twitter handle that ir 15th shramik special train was run from Sabarmati to Gorakhpur. More than 1150 passengers were registered and minated by state governments for same. Western Railway mentioned that all rms and guidelines of lockdown were followed during process. Check out tweet below.

Indian Railways started running special trains to help migrant workers reach ir hometowns. Please te, this does t imply that interstate or intercity travelling has been allowed. Railway Ministry has made it clear that only special trains carrying migrant workers would be operational to help m reach ir vills, hometowns, and cities.

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Moreover, Union Minister Piyush Goyal took to his official Twitter handle and anunced that Indian Railways is continuously working towards ensuring supply of essential goods during COVID 19 lockdown. In his tweet, he mentioned that goods are being transported pan India. Check out tweets below.

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Im Credits: Western Railway Twitter