Railways cancels intra-state tickets within Maharashtra, cites inter-district travel ban

On Thursday, Ministry of Railways anunced cancellation of tickets of passengers whose originating as well as terminating stations fall within Maharashtra. This decision was taken by Railway Board after Maharashtra government brought to its tice that inter-district travel was prohibited in state as per lockdown guidelines. Moreover, a full refund without deduction of cancellation charges would be provided. affected passengers shall be informed about this via an SMS saying- 'Due to restrictions imposed by Maharashtra Government for travel within state of Maharashtra by train, your ticket has been cancelled and full refund shall be given'. Railway Board ded that intra-state booking within Maharashtra should t be permitted until furr orders.  

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200 new train services from June 1

Railways Ministry commenced booking for 200 new passenger train services from 10 am earlier in day. To be operational from June 1, se trains shall supplement Shramik Special trains and special AC trains being run so far. se trains having both AC and n-AC shall be fully reserved. booking can only be done through IRCTC website or through mobile app. tickets will be sold at reservation counter on any station. Furrmore, all passengers must downlo and use Aarogya Setu app. While provision for prepaid meal booking and e-catering shall be disabled, limited eatables and packd drinking water on payment basis would be available in select trains. passengers shall here to health protocols prescribed by destination state or Union Territory. 

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Piyush Goyal promises resumption of more trains

dressing a press briefing on Thursday, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal revealed that over 1.4 lakh tickets h been booked in about two hours for first set of 73 trains to commence operations from June 1. He maintained that it was a good sign that people wanted to return for work in cities. He also promised resumption of more trains in next few days. Mentioning that shops at railways stations were operational, Goyal reminded passengers that only takeaway shall be permitted. Highlighting contribution of Railways during COVID-19 pandemic, he said that about 30 lakh migrant workers have been transported to ir destination stations via 2,050 special trains. 

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