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Unclear road back home; Odisha migrants arrive from Kerala on Shramik train

The train was one of the first five Shramik Specials to start on Friday, while 10 such trains departed on Saturday

Migrants from various northern states of India wait to board a special train for Gorakhpur, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Bhiwandi
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For 1,200-odd migrants returning from Kerala, it was not the sight of banal homecoming. Stranded and in distress, the posse of workers had taken the gruelling journey by train that lasted 32 hours. 

A special train from Aluva in Kerala’s Ernakulam district reached Khurda Road station, 25 km from Bhubaneswar city, at around 9 am Sunday.

Most of the migrant workers, who travelled about 1,790 km, disembarked at Khurda Road station while a few got off at Jagannathpur station in southern Odisha’s Ganjam district.

The train was one of the first five Shramik Specials to start on Friday, while 10

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