All you need to know about special trains running in Lockdown

Indian Central Government decided to start passenger trains again for the facilitation of citizens. There will be selected numbers of trains running as prescribed by government and Indian Railways. Now, just after the news came into headlines. People started searching for the details of the plan. How many trains will be running? What will be the procedures? Will it be safe? Is any train passing by the Railway station of their own city? Reservation process ...and so on.

 

Here are all the details you have been looking for along with the genuine references that you trust. These trains will be initiated to bring back life into regulation gradually. The very first special train after a break of 40 days lockdown has completed its journey started from Telangana for the destination Jharkhand. Almost 8000 passengers travelled on this special journey.

Railways provided guidelines only after following them you are allowed to travel as per safety concern. The danger of COVID-19 corona virus is still there.

Safety measures and Guidelines 

• Passengers have to reach 90 minutes before the time of Train departure for the screening. Medical team will complete medical screening and will ensure the health of passengers.
• All the reservations will be done only by the official Indian Railways website. No agents bookings will be taken in consideration.

            Book from here https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search

• Platform counters will not be opened. No counter booking will be provided even, platform tickets will not be issued on stations.

 

• Passengers should cover their face from masks and all safety measures should be taken. Otherwise, passengers will not be allowed to travel.
• Passengers are advised to follow social distancing strictly.
• Food facility will be available inside the pantry of the train. No station food will be allowed. Food will be served with all protection measures.
• Passengers are advised to bring their own blankets and clothes.
• The fares will be equivalent to the Rajdhani Express.

List of 15 Special trains and routes

 

1. New Delhi to Dibrugarh - From Dibrugarh, the train will depart at 9.10 pm. and reach New Delhi at 10.15 am. On its return journey, it will depart from New Delhi at 4.45 pm and reach Dibrugarh at 7 am. The train will stop at Dimapur, Lumding, Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Mariani, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Barauni, Danapur, Prayagraj and Kanpur Central stations

 

2. New Delhi to Agartala- The train for Agartala will depart New Delhi at 7.50 pm on Wednesday and reach its destination at 1.30 pm. On its return journey, it will depart Agartala at 7 pm on Monday and reach New Delhi at 11.20 am. It will stop at Badarpur, Guwahati, Kokrajhar, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Barauni, Patliputra and Kanpur Central stations.

3. New Delhi to Howrah -Special train from New Delhi to Howrah will depart at 4.55 pm and stop at Asansol, Dhanbad, Gaya, Prayagraj and Kanpur central stations. The train will arrive at Howrah at 9.55 am, the next day. On the return journey, it will start from Howrah at 5.05 pm and reach Delhi at 10 am.

4. New Delhi to Patna -The train for Patna's Rajendra Nagar Terminus will start from New Delhi at 5.15 pm and reach its destination at 5.30 am. The train will have stoppages at Kanpur Central, Prayagraj, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Patna stations. On its return journey, it will start from Rajendra Nagar Terminus at 7.20 pm and reach New Delhi at 7.40 am.

5. New Delhi to Bilaspur -The special train for Bilaspur will start from New Delhi at 4 pm on Tuesday and Saturday and reach there at 12 pm. On its return journey, it will depart Bilaspur at 2.40 pm on Monday and Thursday and reach New Delhi at 10.55 am. It will stop at Raipur, Nagpur, Bhopal and Jhansi stations.

6. New Delhi to Ranchi - For Ranchi, the train will leave New Delhi at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday and reach there at 10 a.m. On its return journey, it will start from Ranchi at 5.40 p.m. on Thursday and Sunday and reach New Delhi at 10.55 a.m.

7. New Delhi to Bhubaneswar- The train from New Delhi will depart at 5.05 pm and reach Bubhaneswar 5.25 pm. Similarly, it will depart from Bubhaneswar at 10 am and reach New Delhi at 10.45 am. It will stop at Balasor, Hijli, Tatanagar, Bokaro Steel City, Gaya, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Kanpur Central stations. 

8. New Delhi to Secunderabad  -The train for Secunderabad will depart New Delhi at 4 pm on Sunday and reach the destination at 2 pm. On its return journey, it will depart from Secunderabad at 1.15 pm on Wednesday and reach New Delhi at 10.40 am. It will stop at Nagpur, Bhopal and Jhansi stations.

9. New Delhi to Bengaluru -The train from Bengaluru will depart at 8.30 p.m and reach New Delhi at 5.55 am. It will stop at Anantpur, Guntakal, Secunderabad, Nagpur, Panvel, Vadodara and Kota. On the return journey, it will start from New Delhi at 9.15 pm. and reach Benagluru at 6.40 am.

10. New Delhi to Chennai - Similarly, for Chennai, the train will leave New Delhi at 4 pm on Wednesday and Friday and reach there at 8.40 pm. On its return journey, it will leave Chennai at 6.35 am on Friday and Sunday and reach New Delhi at 10.30 am. It will stop at Vijaywada, Warangal, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi and Agra stations.

11. New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram -The train for Thiruvananthapuram will start from New Delhi at 11.25 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday and reach there at 5.25 a.m. On its return journey, it will leave Thiruvananthpuram at 7.45 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and reach New Delhi at 12.40 p.m. The train will stop at Ernakulum, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Madgaon, Panvel, Vadodara and Kota stations.

12. New Delhi to Madgaon - The train for Madgaon from New Delhi will depart at 11.25 am on Friday and Saturday and reach there at 12.50 pm. Similarly, it will leave Madgaon at 10.30 am on Monday and Sunday and reach New Delhi at 12.40 pm. The train will have stoppages at Ratnagiri, Panvel, Surat, Vadodara and Kota Junction.

13. New Delhi to Mumbai Central -The special AC train from Mumbai Central will depart at 5.30 am and will reach New Delhi at 9.05 am next day. The train will stop at Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam and Kota. On its return journey, it will start from New Delhi at 4.55 pm and reach Mumbai Central at 8.45 am.

14. New Delhi to Ahmedabad- The special AC from Ahmedabad will depart at 6.20 pm and arrive at New Delhi station at 8 am. The train will have its stoppages at Palanpur, Abu Road, Jaipur and Gurugram. It will start from New Delhi at 8.25 pm and reach Ahmedabad at 10 am.

15. New Delhi to Jammu Tawi - For Jammu Tawi, the train will depart New Delhi at 9.10 pm and reach there at 5.45 am on the return journey, it will start from Jammu Tawi at 8.10 pm and reach New Delhi at 5 am. It will stop only at Ludhiana station.  \

 

There will be 15 pairs of journeys going to take place which is 30 journeys altogether. Passengers are advised to go through IRCTC for further updates. And, keep tune in with Edustag. Stay Home Stay Safe!!!