Railways to resume passenger service in phases with strict safety norms

The resumption of railway service which has been shut since March 22 will be in a graded manner with journey experience for passengers being completely different. The special trains starting Tuesday will have strict social distancing regulations which will require passengers to reach station 90 minutes in advance, compulsory thermal screening and no food on-board.

Passengers can make advance reservations seven days earlier from the normal four months before the date of journey. On cancellation, only 50 per cent of the fare would be refunded. Aarogya Setu application launched for contract tracing and tracking movement of Covid-19 infected persons has