TRAINS STARTING FROM 1 JUNE 2020 FROM VARANASI RAILWAY STATIONS | RULES & INFORMATION | 200 RESTARTS

To prevent the spread of coronavirus, rail services were shut down for the first time on 22 March on the day of Janata Curfew. After this, in the interest of the country, the railways decided to keep all trains shut along with the lockdown. In Lockdown 3, some special Shramik trains were run to bring the workers back to their homes, and now the railways have decided to run 200 trains from the next day of the end of Lockdown-4 and have released the list of trains. Advertisement The good news for the people of Varanasi is that out of these trains, 5 pairs of trains will run from Varanasi Junction. Apart from this, tickets for all trains will be booked online only. Ticket counters will remain closed at all stations as before. After the decision of the Railway Ministry, 200 pairs of trains will be run from June 1, which also includes Duronto and Jan Shatabdi trains. In this sequence, 5 pairs of trains from Varanasi, Kamayani Express, Mahanagari Express, Mahamana Express, Sabarmati Express and Shivganga Express from Manduadih station have been given the green signal to run. Apart from this, Suheldev Express, Ghazipur-New Delhi Express and Bandra-Ghazipur Express will run from Ghazipur station. According to the advisory of the railway, counter tickets will not be available from the station for traveling in the train. Only the elderly, disabled and passengers with concessions will be issued tickets from the counter. Apart from this, passengers will have to reach the station 90 minutes in advance. No passenger will be allowed to enter the station premises and train without a mask. Blankets and sheets will not be available in the train, passengers will not be able to sit face to face. No one will be allowed to travel without a reservation ticket. According to the Joint Director of the Railway Board, the pantry car inside the train will remain closed for now. Passengers will have to bring food from home themselves. Reservation will now be valid only within a month. That is, advance tickets will not be possible for 90 days now. Tickets will be available only on the IRCTC website. Thermal screening of every passenger will be done while boarding and deboarding the train. Social distancing will have to be followed compulsorily. Ref : https://varanasinews.today/varanasi-n...