Indian Railways is planning to run more special trains as the government further relaxes Covid-19 related restrictions to revive the economy.
The move is aimed to help the stranded people reach their hometowns as regular train services continue to remain suspended in the country.
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Indian Railways currently operate 230 Special Trains across several routes, including 30 Rajdhani type trains.
The plan to run more special trains, which will include inter-state and intra-state services, is currently being discussed with the state governments.
According to the news agency PTI, the official announcement will be made in a few days.
This comes days after the government decided to resume metro rail services in the cities. The metro rail operations are scheduled to restart in a graded manner from 7 September.
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By GlobalDataThe step of reopening metro rail services was taken under the ‘Unlock 4.0’ plan that further lifted several restrictions which were in place to contain the spread of Covid-19.
However, the government does not plan to resume normal passenger train operations and will continue to remain suspended until further notice.
It can be noted that India is currently the third-worst hit by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in terms of confirmed cases.
As of 2 September, the country has reported more than 3.7 million confirmed Covid-19 cases with the death toll exceeding 66,300 people.
The disease has infected more than 25 million and killed 857,000 people worldwide.
