Trains to and fro Kerala capital arrive at Madgao in Goa

Over 300 passengers on Saturday arrived at Mgao railway station in Goa in two trains to and fro Thiruvananthapuram, a senior official said.

It can be recalled that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant h suggested Railways to cancel halt at Mgaon for special trains as coastal state recorded fresh COVID-19 cases after a gap of more than a month.

Sawant on Thursday said state government h suggested to Railways that a special train from New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram should t halt at Mgao station on May 16.

Earlier on Saturday, a batch of 35 passengers arrived at Mgao station in Thiruvananthapuram- New Delhitrain around on, said South Goa Collector Ajit Roy.

"This was first regular train that ran in Goa during lockdown period, except Shramik Special trains," he said.

Ar train from Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram arrived at 2.30 pm bringing in 288 passengers, Roy said.

He said passengers who alighted at railway station were taken to South Goa district hospital in special buses where y were tested for coronavirus.

Meanwhile, state health Minister Vishwajit Rane tweeted that all passengers who alighted from Thiruvananthapuram-New Delhi train have tested negative for coronavirus.

"Results of 35 people who came from Thiruvananthapuram via railway reported Negative. Ar lot of 100 out of 288 have arrived from Delhi via rail. ir swabs are taken and testing is underway.y will be sent to Fatorda stium for quarantine until results are out (sic)," Rane tweeted.

Sawant h said that people travelling to state in special trains or flights will have to undergo home quarantine for 14 days even if y are n-Goans.