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- Starting from May 1, 57 lakh laborers have been transported to these states from these trains.
- According to official figures, the maximum number of trains reached Uttar Pradesh workers
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh ahead in cancellation of labor trains
Detailed
After the special trains are derailed, the speed of running the labor special train is decreasing. However, people still stranded during lockdown are being transported to their home state through this train. As of 10 am on Wednesday, 81 labor trains were on track. Starting from May 1, 57 lakh laborers have been transported to these states from these trains. However, the Railways claimed to have transported over 58 lakh migrant passengers to their homes. From May 1 to June 3, 4197 laborers special trains have been run. According to railway officials, the maximum number of trains departed from the state of Gujarat. 1026 laborers special trains have run from this state so far, 802 from Maharashtra, 416 from Punjab, 294 from Bihar and 294 from Uttar Pradesh have left for other states.
According to official figures, the maximum number of trains reached Uttar Pradesh workers. In this state, 1682 trains reached 1495 trains in Bihar, 197 in Jharkhand, 187 trains in Odisha and 156 trains in West Bengal.
According to official figures, the maximum number of trains reached Uttar Pradesh workers. In this state, 1682 trains reached 1495 trains in Bihar, 197 in Jharkhand, 187 trains in Odisha and 156 trains in West Bengal.
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh ahead in cancellation of labor trains
According to the railways, it operated 4040 labor trains from May 1 to 31. During this period, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh also canceled 256 trains. During this period Maharashtra canceled 105, Gujarat 47, Karnataka 38 and Uttar Pradesh 30 trains.
Only one or two laborers special train is leaving from Delhi
The departure of labor train from Delhi has reduced completely. On 2 June, only 2 trains left with 2316 passengers. While on May 20, the maximum 33 trains left from various stations in Delhi. On this day, 41,695 laborers left from Delhi. This number decreased to 30 on 21 May, and 25-25 trains left on 22 and 23 May. This number kept decreasing gradually. On May 30, 10 laborers’ specials were run, on 31 May, this number decreased to 6 and on June 1, only 1 laborers special train was run.
1885 crore loss
Railways also suffered crores of rupees in lockdown. During this time, due to non-operation of trains, the pre-booked ticket was canceled and the money returned. According to the official railway figures, all tickets booked between March 21 and May 31 were refunded by the Railways. Railways had to cancel 1885 crore rupees online tickets.