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Generated Rs 360 cr revenue from Shramik trains; avg fare Rs 600: Railways

Indian Railways has run 4,450 Shramik trains so far and carried 6 million migrant workers home, said the Railway Board chairman

Western, Central Railways to resume selected services for essential staff

Western Railway will run 73 pairs of suburban services including eight pairs between Virar and Dahanu Road

Anand Vihar to be used for isolation coaches; trains diverted to Old Delhi

According to a Railways official, all five trains running from Anand Vihar station in east Delhi will now operate from Old Delhi railway station

Robot 'Captain Arjun' to screen passengers while boarding trains: Railways

Captain Arjun is equipped with a motion sensor, one PTZ camera (Pan, Tilt, Zoom Camera), and one Dome Camera

Railways receive requests for 63 Shramik Special trains from 7 states

Of the total, a maximum of 32 trains will depart from Kerala while the destinations of most trains will be West Bengal (23), followed by Bihar (10), Assam (5)

Railways runs Double Stack Container Train in electric zone, creates record

This achievement is a first of its kind in the entire world and will also boost the ambitious mission of Green India as a latest green initiative over Indian Railways

Not going to import locomotives now, will Make In India: GE Transportation

According to the contract signed in November 2015, we were expected to deliver 100 locomotives year-on-year for 10 years, said Sandeep Selot

Shramik Express demand down to 30 trains a day versus 255 in May

On the other hand, the much-hyped special trains - including 15 pairs of Rajdhanis and 100 pairs of mail and express trains - are running on low occupancy of 62 per cent and 67 per cent, respectively.

Pune-Nashik rail line project gets nod; link to boost movement of goods

MRIDC (also known as MahaRail) will be implementing the project, which had been pending approval for long

Eight special trains rescheduled as Cyclone Nisarga heads to Mumbai

Similarly, special trains from Patna, Varanasi, and Thiruvananthapuram, which were scheduled to reach during the daytime were regulated and will now arrive in Mumbai behind schedule

Railway board asks zones to ensure punctuality of 'Shramik Special' trains

The railways has run 4,000 Shramik Special trains and ferried more than 56 lakh passengers across the country so far

Railways' first isolation coaches for Covid-19 patients deployed in Delhi

These coaches have been stationed at the maintenance depot of the Shakur Basti railway station

Will address states' concerns with changes in train operations: Railways

The statement said full fare refunds will be given to passengers who have booked their train journey with an intention to travel within the state.

Covid-19 crisis: 200 trains to transport 145,000 passengers on Day 1

Passengers for these trains will have to reach the station 90 minutes before the departure to facilitate thermal screening

200 special train to run from Jun 1; 145,000 passengers to travel on day 1

These services will be in addition to Shramik Special trains and 30 Special AC trains being run since May 12

Rly food stalls seek force majeure extension citing rioting, unviable biz

Railways had asked owners to open the stalls in a notification dated May 21. However, many employees of these stalls were on leave and fewer trains make business unviable, too

Railways running 'Corona Express' in name of Shramik trains, says Mamata

The Chief Minister said that a decision has been taken to increase the state government's workforce capacity

Shramik trains: Rlys appeal to people with comorbidities to avoid travel

At least nine passengers were reported dead on May 27 over a span of 48 hours on board the migrant trains, with the railways stating that all of them had health conditions.

After flak over Shramik, Rlys says only 71 out of 3,840 trains diverted

Over the past few days, at least nine people lost their lives in different Shramik trains, for which the reasons were allegedly lack of supply of food and water