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171 Shramik Special Trains operated so far, more than 1.70 lakh migrants ferried: Railways

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NEW DELHI : The Indian Railways on Thursday said it has operated 171 Shramik Special trains since May 1 and ferried home over 1.70 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

While 22 such trains have already departed on Thursday, 26 more trains are scheduled to run by tonight, including the first train to originate from New Delhi carrying 1,200 migrant workers to Madhya Pradesh, it said.

Railways said it ran 56 Shramik Special Trains on Wednesday. "We are planning to run some more trains by the end of the day," a railway spokesperson said.

Every special train has 24 coaches, each with a capacity of 72 seats. But the national transporter is allowing only 54 people in a coach to maintain

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