NCR Dispatched 11 Shramik Special Trains on 23rd May, 17,600 Passengers Homebound

11 originating trains on 23.05.20 to clear approximately 17600 migrants from Dadri, Jhansi, Kosi Kalan & Lalitpur

 More than one Lakh migrants and other stranded persons ferried through originating trains from NCR

Total 143 terminating, 24 passing trains with a stoppage over NCR ferried more than 2.15 lakhs persons to different stations of North Central Railway.

Free meals and water is being supplied in all Shramik trains. More than 8 lakhs free meals/ food packets served by North Central Railway and IRCTC in approximately 574 trains at different stations of NCR 

North Central Railway is according highest priority to movement of Shramik special trains and their operation is being upscaled on daily basis for expeditious movement of migrants and other stranded persons. On an average 200 Shramik trains including empty coaching rakes are operating per day over North Central Railway. Despite heavy inflow of these trains particularly from Western and Central railway movement of each Shramik train and empty coaching rake is being monitored round the clock by Sr officials of North Central Railway to maintain best possible running of these trains.

For clearing outward passengers,  total 11 trains are planned on 23.05.20 from Dadri to Katihar, Dadri to Muzaffarpur, Dadri to Danapur, Dadri to Araria, Jhansi to Gorakhpur(02 trains), Jhansi to Barauni, Jhansi to Deoria, Kosi Kalan to Dimapur and Lalitpur to Gorakhpur( 02 trains) carrying approximately 17600 migrants. With these NCR will reach to the level of 92  originating Shramik special trains ferrying 122052 migrants and other stranded persons.

North Central Railway along with IRCTC has made elaborate arrangements to serve food and water to migrants in all Shramik trains at different stations of Prayagraj , Jhansi and Agra divisions . Meals served included cooked lunch and dinner packets as well as packaged food items and water bottles .So far following meals and packaged foods have been served in Shramik special trains:

 Thus in 86 trains North Central  Railway has served 109446 and IRCTC in 488 trains about 702221 meal/ food packets and water bottles till 22.05.20 at different stations of North Central Railway . A total of 574 trains served with total 811667 meals/ food packets mainly at Prayagraj Jn. , Kanpur , Prayagraj Chheoki , Manikpur , Mirzapur , Tundla ,Jhansi , Agra Cantt. , Agra fort , Mathura etc .

Till 22^nd  May 2020, a total of 214979 migrants have been safely ferried to different stations of North Central Railway in 143 terminating trains and 24 passing trains with stoppage at stations over NCR. These 143 trains were terminated at various stations of North Central Railway like Sonbhadra( 01 train) , Prayagraj Jn.(48 trains) , Fatehpur(09 trains) ,Eath (01 train) , Etwah( 01 train) Aligarh(05 train) , Kanpur(20 trains) , Agra Cantt.(06 trains), Gwalior(10 trains) , Jhansi(02 trains) ,Orai(03 trains) , Banda(11 train) ,Chattarpur(12 trains) , Manikpur(01 train), Mirzapur (08 trains)  Tikamgarh(04 trains) and Chitrakoot(01 train)  .

These trains have ferried migrants from cities like Sabarmati , Surat , Ahemdabad ,Palanpur , Godhra ,Viramgam ,Mehsana , Morabi , Anjar ,Navsari ,Dahod, Vadodara ,  Surendranagar , Kanhangad , Junagarh , Kurnool , Ankleshwar ,Bengaluru , Pune ,New Delhi , Rewadi , Rohtak , Gurgaon , Firozpur ,Ludhiana , Thivim ,kolhapur,  Kopergaon, Jodhpur, Borivili , Bharuch, Katra , Sambalpur,Ghatkesar, Udaipur etc.