Indian Railways/IRCTC Latest Update: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has indicated that these special trains will be closed soon.
Indian Railways/IRCTC Latest Update: The havoc of the second wave of Corona in the country has gradually reduced a lot. There has been a significant reduction in the daily cases of corona. The Railways also took full care of the passengers during the Corona period. Special trains have been run from time to time by the Railways. At present, most of the express and mail trains are running on the track. One fourth of these are still running in the category of special trains.
Union Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnava (Ashwini Vaishnav) has indicated that it will soon shut down these special trains. Actually, passengers in special trains have to pay 30 percent more fare than normal trains. Railway passengers will benefit greatly from this decision of the Railways.
In a special conversation with News 18, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav indicated that now the steps taken by the Railways after Kovid will be withdrawn. This will be of great benefit to the railway passengers. They will have to pay less fare for traveling in normal trains. However, passengers will still be required to follow the Kovid protocol during the journey.
According to a report, the Railway Minister also said that senior citizens, differently-abled and special class passengers will also get concession in fare as before. The Railway Ministry is monitoring the situation. He said that in the next two to two and a half months, the special tag will be removed from the trains.
