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Covid-19 lockdown: Passenger trains to be back on tracks from Tuesday

Initially 15 set of trains will be started and online bookings for these will begin from 4 pm on Monday

Indian railways, train services
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Officials indicated that Aarogya Setu app may become compulsory for travellers on these special trains

Shine Jacob New Delhi
The Indian Railways will run fully air conditioned passenger trains from Tuesday (May 12) after about a month and a half of shutting the service in its 167-year history. 

Initially 15 set of trains will be started and online bookings for these will begin from 4 pm on Monday (May 11) on the website of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the government said in a statement on Sunday. 

“Indian Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from May 12 with 15 pairs of trains (30 return journeys),” the government said. 

These special trains will be run

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