Cancellation of trains extended until Sept 30; special services to continue

The Railways has extended the cancellation of regular mail, express, passenger and suburban train services until September 30. However, special mail and express trains will continue to run.

The cancellation of express, passenger and suburban trains due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent nationwide lockdown was scheduled to end on August 12.

Meanwhile, the Railways, in a tweet confirmed that all special, mail/express trains shall continue to run. The national transporter is currently operating 230 special trains following the suspension of regular train services on March 25.