The Indian Railways on Sunday said that it will ‘gradually‘ resume the train journeys across India as the country plans to ease the lockdown. As many as 30 trains – 15 pairs of return trips – will be run by IRCTC from May 12. The train will run from New Delhi to different parts of the country and then back to New Delhi from those destinations.
“Indian Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12th May, 2020… Thereafter, Indian Railways shall start more special services on new routes,” the Railway Ministry said in a statement. “It will be mandatory for the passengers to wear face cover and undergo screening at departure and only asymptomatic passengers will be allowed to board the train.”
Here is the list of all the trains that will commence journeys from May 12.
- New Delhi-Dibrugarh
- New Delhi-Agartala
- New Delhi-Howrah
- New Delhi-Patna
- New Delhi-Bilaspur
- New Delhi-Ranchi
- New Delhi-Bhubaneswar
- New Delhi-Secunderabad
- New Delhi-Bengaluru
- New Delhi-Chennai
- New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram
- New Delhi-Madgaon
- New Delhi-Mumbai Central
- New Delhi-Ahmedabad
- New Delhi-Jammu Tawi
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How to book a ticket?
The trains will do a round trip from the destination stations back to New Delhi. Booking for reservations on these trains will start at 4 pm on May 11. The tickets will be available only on the IRCTC website (www.irctc.co.in).
Also, the charge of the tickets will be premium, which means a ticket will be priced at Rajdhani rates. The ticket will also have details of the do’s and don’ts one will have to follow while choosing to travel.
Some of these do’s include arriving on the station one hour early, maintaining social distance, covering the month, having the Aarogya Setu app on the phone and more.
No tickets will be available on the station and also, no ‘tatkal’ and ‘premium tatkal’ accommodation is accessible. For AC coaches, temperatures will be kept slightly higher than the usual and maximum supply of only fresh air will be ensured.
