Trains news in hindi | Good news for railway passengers! Permission to run 660 more trains, know details, good news for rail passengers! Permission to run 660 more trains, know details

New Delhi: Keeping in view the demand and unlock in several states with COVID cases falling below 1 lakh in the last 12 days, the Indian Railways on Friday said it has approved 660 more trains to operate in a graded manner. In a statement, the Ministry of Railways said that as the outbreak of the corona virus subsides, Indian Railways has decided to provide trains for the movement of migrant laborers and eliminate waiting lists for the convenience of the traveling public. Increasing the number of special trains.

Railways said that during pre-Covid, on an average around 1,768 mail and express trains were running daily, and till June 18, 983 mail and express trains were being operated daily, which is about 56 percent of the pre-Covid level. is. The number of trains is being increased gradually as per demand and commercial justification, adding that till June 1, around 800 mail and express trains were running. It was stated that during the period from June 1 to June 18, the Railways has approved operation of 660 additional mail and express trains to the Zonal Railways.

The Railways said that the Zonal Railways are advised to resume trains in a graded manner keeping in view the local circumstances, demand status of tickets and COVID cases in the region. Railways has suspended the operation of many trains amid the second wave of Kovid in India.