The Indian Railways on Tuesday suspended further the passenger train services till May 3 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of coronavirus lockdown for another 20 days. "All passenger train services on Indian Railways including Premium trains, Mail/Express trains, Passenger trains, Suburban Trains, Kolkata Metro Rail, Konkan Railway etc shall continue to remain cancel till the 2400hrs of 3rd May 2020," the Ministry of Railways said in a tweet. "In continuation of the measures taken in the wake of COVID-19, it has been decided that the cancellation of all passenger train services on Indian Railways, that is, all Mail/Express (including premium trains); passenger trains; suburban trains and trains of Metro Railway, Kolkata shall be extended till 3rd May 2020," the message said. The reservations have also been cancelled in all trains till May 3. Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday announced that the lockdown across the country will be extended till May 3 to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: dna April 14, 2020 07:52 UTC