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Around four lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, were able to reach their respective home towns thanks to the Indian Railways who operated 366 “Shramik Special” trains since May 1,officials told a news agency. While 287 trains have already reached their destinations, 79 trains are in transit. The migrants had been left in the lurch following the Lockdown announced on March 24.
Out of these 287 trains, 127 terminated in Uttar Pradesh, 87 in Bihar, 24 in Madhya Pradesh, 20 in Odisha, 16 in Jharkhand, four in Rajasthan, three in Maharashtra, two each in Telangana and West Bengal, and one each in Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, the officials said.
These trains have ferried migrants to cities like Tiruchchirappalli, Titlagarh, Barauni, Khandwa, Jagannathpur, Khurda Road, Chhapra, Balia, Gaya, Purnia, Varanasi among others.
Every Shramik Special train has 24 coaches, each with a capacity of 72 seats.
