In huge relief to people, the railways will run 200 special passenger trains from June 1, the Indian Railways said on Tuesday. These trains will have non-air conditioned second class sleeper coaches and will run daily. A railway official said the fare of these trains will be minimal sleeper rates. These trains will be plied in addition to the Shramik Special and the air-conditioned special trains which are currently being operated on the Rajdhani routes connecting 15 major cities to Delhi. "Indian Railways will run 200 non-AC trains daily as per the time table from June 1, whose online booking will start soon," tweeted Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. While the railways is yet to state which routes these trains will run on, officials said they could cater to the smaller towns and cities. Earlier, the railways had cancelled all its regular passenger services till June 30. Railways said the move to start these 200 trains would also be helpful for migrants who can avail these trains if they are unable to board the Shramik Special trains. The national transporter appealed to migrant workers not to panic and assured them that they will be sent home "at the earliest" by doubling the number of trains being run for them to 200.

In huge relief to people, the railways will run 200 special passenger trains from June 1, the Indian Railways said on Tuesday. These trains will have non-air conditioned second class sleeper coaches and will run daily. A railway official said the fare of these trains will be minimal sleeper rates. These trains will be plied in addition to the Shramik Special and the air-conditioned special trains which are currently being operated on the Rajdhani routes connecting 15 major cities to Delhi. "Indian Railways will run 200 non-AC trains daily as per the time table from June 1, whose online booking will start soon," tweeted Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. While the railways is yet to state which routes these trains will run on, officials said they could cater to the smaller towns and cities. Earlier, the railways had cancelled all its regular passenger services till June 30. Railways said the move to start these 200 trains would also be helpful for migrants who can avail these trains if they are unable to board the Shramik Special trains. The national transporter appealed to migrant workers not to panic and assured them that they will be sent home "at the earliest" by doubling the number of trains being run for them to 200.