Indian Ministry of Railways has been doing a good job to send migrant labourers back to their hometown across the country. Keeping up with the number of trains, the ministry has some good news!
On Twitter, the Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal via a tweet stated that 200 non air conditioned (AC) trains will be introduced from June 1. This will be in addition to the Shramik Special trains and 30 special trains that flagged off earlier this month.
इसके अतिरिक्त भारतीय रेल 1 जून से टाइम टेबल के अनुसार प्रतिदिन 200 नॉन एसी ट्रेन चलायेगा जिसकी ऑनलाइन बुकिंग शीघ्र ही शुरु होगी।
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) May 19, 2020
Adding to that, online booking of tickets for these trains will begin soon. No tickets of these 200 non-AC trains will be sold at any railway station. Also, the ministry of railways is planning to double the number of Shramik trains to bring more relief to migrants stuck at various cities and their workplaces.
With in the next 2 days Indian Railways will double the number of Shramik Special Trains to 400 per day. All migrants are requested to stay where they are, Indian Railways will get them back home over the next few days.
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) May 19, 2020
Amidst all the sad news related to the coronavirus pandemic, Indian Railways has achieved a new milestone.
The country is now operationalising the most powerful 12,000 horsepower (HP) locomotive and this is indeed a proud moment for us. India has become the sixth country in the world to join the elite club of producing high HP locomotives.
Make in India Soars High: Proud moment for India as Railways operationalises its most powerful 12,000 HP indigenous locomotive.
Built in Madhepura, Bihar with state of the art facilities, India becomes 6th country to manufacture high HP loco indigenously.https://t.co/xfkeGOly01 pic.twitter.com/b4TgL73HWA
— Piyush Goyal Office (@PiyushGoyalOffc) May 19, 2020
For the first time, the twelve thousand HP locomotive is working on a broad gauge track in the world. Produced under the ‘Make in India’ programme, the locomotive made its maiden commercial run between Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Station to Shivpur, both located in Uttar Pradesh.
Sharing this news via a tweet, the 12,000 HP locomotive will help to decongest the saturated tracks by improving average speed and loading capacity of freight trains. See:
Make in India Powers Railway Manufacturing: 12,000 horsepower Locomotive Engine, built in Madhepura, Bihar departed from Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Station in UP
The powerful & fast electric loco will cut down emission & operating cost & revolutionise freight movement in India. pic.twitter.com/6sKhPM4nlt
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) May 19, 2020
