Shramik specials ferried over one lakh home: South Central Railway

Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR) operated 93 Shramik Special trains till May 17 and carried a total of 1,18,229 passengers to their home towns. These trains were operated only after concurrence is given by both the States i.e., the State which is sending the passengers and the State which is receiving them.

Indian Railways has decided to operate Shramik Special trains from May 1, based on the advice of Ministry of Home Affairs regarding movement of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places by special trains. South Central Railway is the first railway zone to start Shramik Special by running them between Lingampalli and Hatia on May 1.

The zone has so far operated a total of 93 Shramik special trains. All precautionary measures like thermal screening of passengers, sanitising the coaches are being observed scrupulously. During the journey, passengers were given free meals and water. Police personnel are being deployed to escort the trains to ensure safe travel of the passengers.

SCR General Manager Gajanan Mallya said they would continue running of this Shramik Specials in coordination with the State governments concerned for the benefit of stranded passengers and requested all the needy passengers to register themselves with the concerned State authorities for traveling by the Shramik Special trains to their home town safely.