With the country in unlock mode, the Indian Railways has announced that it will run a set of 90 new special passenger trains from the next week. The rains will run in pairs of 45. The Ministry of Railways has sent the list of special trains to the Ministry of Home Affairs for approval.
The necessary arrangements are being made by the railways to manage the increase in traffic by these trains.
Tickets can only be booked via IRCTC, 120 days in advance from the date of travel. The Ministry will also provide Tatkal ticket booking in these trains which will be helpful for passengers who want to travel at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances. The Tatkal booking facility in this train was started from June 30
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regulation of the Ministry of Health will be strictly followed on these trains. The Railways has been running more than 200 special trains from June 1 across the country.
With the rise in cases, all other train services have been suspended until August 12.
List of Trains
New Delhi-Amritsar - Shan A Punjab Express
Delhi - Firozpur - Intercity
Kota-Dehradun-Nanda Devi Express
Jabalpur - Ajmer - Dayoday Express
Prayagraj-Jaipur Express
Gwalior-Manduadih-Bundelkhand Express
Gorakhpur-Secunderabad Express
Patna - Secunderabad
Guwahati-Bangalore Express
Dibrugarh - Amritsar
Jodhpur - Delhi
Kamakhya - Delhi
Dibrugarh - New Delhi Special Rajdhani Express
Dibrugarh - Lalgarh
Vasco-Patna Express
Delhi Sarai Rohilly-Porbandar Express
Muzaffarpur-Porbandar Express
Vadodara Varanasi Mahamana Express
Udhna-Danapur Express
Surat-Muzaffarpur Express
Bhagalpur-Surat Express
Valsad-Haridwar Express
Valsad - Muzaffarpur Shramik Express
Gorakhpur - Delhi Humsafar Express
Delhi-Bhagalpur Vikramshila Express
Yesvantpur-Bikaner Express
Jaipur-Mysore Express
Udaipur-Haridwar Express
Habibganj - New Delhi Express
Lucknow - New Delhi Express
New Delhi-Amritsar Express
Indore-New Delhi Express
Agartala-Deoghar Express
Madhupur-Delhi Express
Yashwantpur - Bhagalpur Ang Express
Mysore Solapur Golgumbaz Express
Kanpur Anwar Ganj- Gorakhpur Chauri-Chaura Express
Banaras-Lucknow Krishak Express
Muzaffarpur- Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express
Extension of Delhi - Ghazipur City train to Ballia