More than 1.45 lakh passengers booked tickets to travel on the starting day, June 1. Around 26 lakh passengers booked tickets for the special train during the entire month of June. These services will be in addition to Shramik Special trains and 30 Special AC trains being run since May 12. As per MHA guidelines, all passengers shall be compulsorily screened and only asymptomatic passengers shall be allowed to enter/board the train. These trains will be "special trains run on the pattern of regular trains" and will cover tier 2 cities and also major state capitals like Mumbai and Kolkata, Railways said.

Source: dna May 31, 2020 14:15 UTC