citiesUpdated: Jun 23, 2020 01:30 ISTweek after the city’s lifeline was back on tracks on June 15, more than six lakh employees in essential services travelled to their workplaces on trains, the railways has said. Of these, around 2.8 lakh passengers travelled on Central Railway (CR) routes, owing to which it earned ₹1.06 crore, after issuing 91,000 tickets from June 15 to 22. Meanwhile, around 3.2 lakh passengers travelled on Western Railway, and it earned ₹52.13 lakh, after issuing 72,424 tickets during the same period. The railways has permitted only 700 passengers on one local, with around 58 passengers inside each compartment. The local train services had been suspended for 84 days owing to the coronavirus outbreak.

Source: Hindustan Times June 22, 2020 20:02 UTC