All regular mail, express and passenger services as well as suburban trains have been cancelled till August 12, the Railway Board said on Thursday. Source said that the decision was taken keeping in mind the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the country.
However, all special trains -- 12 pairs running on the Rajdhani routes since May 12 and 100 pairs operating since June 1 -- will continue, they said. These trains also include the popular trains ones Durontos, Sampark Krantis, Jan Shatabdis and Poorva Express and more. Railways also said that these would have both AC and non-AC classes and fully reserved coaches.
Indian Railways allowed booking of reservation tickets through reservation counters, Common Service Centers (CSCs), and ticketing agents with effect from 22 May.
The booking of tickets can be done through online IRCTC website or app as well, and advance reservation period has now increased from 30 days to 120 days.
Passengers have been asked to reach station 90 minutes before departure for thermal scanning and other checks in the wake of the coronavirus threat.
Only those with confirmed/RAC tickets will be allowed inside stations and to board trains.
Passengers will be compulsorily screened and only those found asymptomatic will be allowed to board trains.
Here's the list of trains and their routes
Train no.
Train name
Source
Destination
01016/15
Kushinagar Express
Gorakhpur
Lokmanyatilak (T)
01019/20
Konarka Express
Mumbai CST
Bhubaneswar
01061/62
Darbhanga Express
Lokmanyatilak (T)
Darbhanga
01071/72
Kamayani Express
Lokmanyatilak (T)
Varanasi
01093/94
Mahanagri Express
Mumbai CST
Varanasi
01139/40
Mumbai CST Gadag Express
Mumbai CST
Gadag
01301/02
Udyan Express
Mumbai CST
KSR Bengaluru
02156/55
Bhopal Express
Hazrat Nizamuddin
Habibganj
02230/29
Lucknow Mail
New Delhi
Lucknow Jn
02296/95
Sanghmitra Express
Danapur
KSR Bengaluru
02377/78
Padatik Express
Sealdah
New Alipurduar
02392/91
Shramjevi Express
New Delhi
Rajgir
02394/93
Sampoorn Kranti Express
New Delhi
Rajendra Nagar
02418/17
Prayagraj Express
New Delhi
Prayagraj
02420/19
Gomti Express
New Delhi
Lucknow
02407/08
Karambhumi Express
Amritsar
New Jalpaiguri
02357/58
Amritsar Kolkata Express
Amritsar
Kolkata
02452/51
Shram Shakti Express
New Delhi
Kanpur
02463/64
Samprak KrantiJodhpur
Jodhpur
Jaipur
02477/78
Jaipur Jodhpur Express
Jaipur
Jodhpur
02479/80
Suryanagri Express
Bandra (T)
Jodhpur
02533/34
Pushpak Express
Lucknow
Mumbai CST
02555/56
Gorakhdham Express
Hisar
Gorakhpur
02560/59
Shivganga Express
New Delhi
Manduadih
02618/17
Mangla Express
Hazrat Nizamuddin
Ernakulam
04009/10
Champaran Satyagrah Express
Anand Vihar
Bapudham Motihari
02629/30 Karnataka Samprak Kranti Express New Delhi Yesvantpur 02701/02 Husain Sagar Express Mumbai CST Hyderabad 02703/04 Falaknuma Express Howrah Secunderabad 02715/16 Sachkhand Express H. S. Nanded Amritsar 02724/23 Telangana Express New Delhi Hyderabad 02792/91 Danapur Secunderabad Express Danapur Secunderabad 02801/02 Purushottam Express Puri New Delhi 02810/09 HWH-Mumbai Mail Howrah Mumbai CST 02833/34 Ahmedabad Howrah Express Ahmedabad Howrah 02904/03 Golden Temple Mail Amritsar Mumbai CST 02916/15 Ashram Express Delhi Ahmedabad 02926/25 Paschim Express Amritsar Bandra 02933/34 Karnavati Express Mumbai CST Ahmedabad 02963/64 Mewar Express Hazrat Nizamuddin Udaipur City 08183/84 Tatanagar Danapur Express Tatanagar Danapur 05484/83 Mahananda Express Delhi Alipurduar 06345/46 Netrvati Express Mumbai (LTT) Thiruvananthapuram Central 02806/06 AP Express Vishakapatnam New Delhi 02182/81 Nizamuddin Jabalpur Express Hazrat Nizamuddin Jabalpur 02418/17 Mahamana Express New Delhi Varanasi 02955/56 Mumbai Central Jaipur Express Mumbai Central Jaipur 07201/02 Golconda Express Guntur Secunderabad 02793/94 Rayalseema Express Tirupati Nizamabad 09165/66 Sabarmati Express Ahmedabad Darbhanga
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