Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri
Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 16th
Sep 2020. New Special Trains for Passengers has been introduced on 16 Sep 2020.
Train services were started in phases as special trains-
(i) 15 pairs of Rajdhani specials were introduced with
effect from 12/05/2020.
(ii) 100 pairs of special trains were introduced with effect
from 01/06/2020.
(iii) 43 pairs of special trains were started from
12/09/2020.
(iv) 705 Suburban services (Central Railway-355 &
Western Railway-350) were started from 15/06/2020.
(v) Additional Special trains, in coordination with the State
Governments were also run as per demand for the Ganapati festival, and
IIT-JEE/NEET and NDA & Naval Academy examinations conducted by Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC).
Important provisions of Standard Operating Protocol (SOP)
for movement of passengers by trains are as under:-
1. For reserved trains, only reserved tickets are issued and
confirmed ticket holders are allowed to enter the Railway Stations.
2. No linen, blankets, the curtain is provided.
3. All passengers to reach the station at least 90 minutes to
two hours in advance.
4. Provision of separate entry and exit gates at Railways
Stations to the extent feasible.
5. Provision of Thermal Screening at the Station. Only
asymptomatic passengers are permitted to travel.
6. Passengers are advised to wear mask/face cover at
Stations and in the train.
7. All passengers are advised to download and use the
Aarogya Setu Application.
8. Advised to observe social distancing both at Station and
on trains.
9. Advised all passengers on arrival at destination Station
to follow the health protocol as prescribed by destination Station/Union
Territories.
Whenever such instructions are issued, the same is
publicized through different media at Ministry/Zonal/Division/Station levels,
etc.
As regards occupancy, the pattern of occupancy of trains on Indian Railways, including that of special trains, varies across different sectors and seasons. The occupancy of special trains operated from 12.05.2020 onwards is not uniform and it varied on different sectors. However, during the period from 12.05.2020 to 31.08.2020, the average occupancy of these Special trains was approximately 82%.
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