All regular mail, express and passenger services as well as suburban trains which had been cancelled till June 30
New Delhi: All regular mail, express and passenger services as well as suburban trains which had been cancelled till June 30 due to the coronavirus pandemic will now remain cancelled till August 12, the Railway Board said on Thursday.
Train services affected in flood hit TripuraSources said the decision was taken keeping in mind the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the country.
However, all special trains will remain continued, they said. "All tickets booked for the regular time-tabled trains for journey date from 01.07.20 to 12.08.20 also stand cancelled. Full refund will be generated," the Railway Board order stated.
Earlier, the Railways had cancelled all trains till June 30.
Indian RailwayRegular train services have been disrupted days ahead of the nationwide lockdown which began from March 25. The Railways has also run more than 4,000 Shramik Special trains since May 1 to ferry migrant workers back to their home states.
