Railways approves operation of 660 more trains

NEW DELHI: Keeping in view the demand and unlock in several states with the Covid cases dropping below one lakh in last 12 days, the Indian Railways on Friday said that it has given the approval to operate 660 more trains in a graded manner.

The Railway Ministry, in a statement, said that with the flattening of the coronavirus curve, Indian Railways is enhancing the number of special trains to facilitate the travelling public, to provide trains for the movement of migrant labour and to clear the waiting list in various origin destination clusters. It said that during pre Covid, an average of about 1,768 Mail and Express trains were operating daily, and as of June 18, 983 Mail and Express trains are being operated daily which is about 56 per cent of the pre-Covid level. (IANS)

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