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www.swr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2020-06-11
दक्षिण पश्चिम रेलवे/ SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY प्रेस विज्ञप्ति/ Press Release No. 127 Dt: 03.06.2020 200 Nos. SHRAMIK SPECIAL TRAINS RUN FROM SWR Starting with the first Shramik Special Train being rolled out from the Zone on 3rd May 2020, South Western Railway has run 200 Shramik special trains transporting 2.90 lakh migrant workers to their native destinations. While, the Zone transported first one lakh passengers in 13 days, the next one lakh passengers were transported in just 6 days. SWR is going all out to arrange for trains as per the demand of the state Govt. to all parts of country so that migrant workers can reach their hometowns. Five more Shramik specials are scheduled to leave today from Bengaluru area, two to Bihar and one each to Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Guwahati (Assam). With this the total number of passengers carried is likely to touch 3.0 lakh passengers. SWR has run Shramik Specials from KSR Bengaluru, Bengaluru Cant., Chikbanawar, Malur, Mysuru - Ashokapuram, Kabakaputtur, Hassan, Hubballi, Hosapete, Bellari, Koppal, and Hosur in Tamil Nadu as below; SlStateNo. of TrainsNo. of Passengers 1Bihar6697,653 2Uttar Pradesh4869,087 3Jharkhand2130,962 4Odisha1218,791 5West Bengal1927,894 6Rajasthan79,309 7Madhya Pradesh57,085 8Tripura45,704 9Uttarakhand33,863 10Jammu & Kashmir32,950 11Assam57,669 12Manipur23,090 13Himachal Pradesh1643 14Chhattisgarh11,205 15Kerala11,496 16Mizoram11,456 17Nagaland11,507 Total2002,90,364 Bengaluru Division has run 169 Shramik Specials ferrying 2,45,189 passengers. Hubbali Division has run 20 Shramik Special carrying 29,729 passengers and Mysuru Division has run 11 Shramik Specials carrying 15,446 passengers. SWR is transporting passengers to their destination as per the demand of State Government with proper protocol and the receiving State Government is ready to accept them. These special trains are being run from point to point with no stoppages en-route. State Government is arranging to bring passengers of Shramik Special trains to the stations through BMTC Buses as per the protocol. Care is being taken to ensure social distancing, wearing of masks and sanitizing of hands and making regular announcement to caution the passengers for prevention and spread of Covid-19 virus before departure from stations. Hand Sanitizer along with liquid soap has been provided in all coaches to protect against spread of Covid-19 Virus. Railway is also ensuring complete sanitization of all coaches before boarding of special train by the passengers. Special Trains are departing the Stations only after all the passengers are medically examined by Government of Karnataka and issued medical certificate. Thermal screening is again done by Railway Medical Teams at the stations. None of the passengers was detected with high temperature. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) team is escorting the trains and ensuring social distancing. Details of passengers, coach-wise with address and mobile Nos. have been obtained. Details have been digitalized and stored for contact tracing in future, if required. Chief Public Relations Officer South Western Railway, Hubballi 2
www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2020-02-29
SOUTHERN RAILWAY No. 544/2019-20 TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF PINAKINI EXPRESS 1. Train No.12712 Dr. MGR Chennai Central – Vijayawada Pinakini Express has been temporarily augmented with one Second Class Chair Car coach for a period of 31 days effective 1st March, 2020 to 31st March, 2020 ex. Dr. MGR Chennai Central. 2. Train No.12711 Vijayawada – Dr. MGR Chennai Central Pinakini Express has been temporarily augmented with one Second Class Chair Car coach for a period of 31 days effective 1st March, 2020 to 31st March, 2020 ex. Vijayawada. B.Guganesan Chief Public Relations Officer Follow us (B.Guganesan) Chief Public Relations Officer
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