Hundreds of passengers from Gujarat and Rajasthan reached New Delhi on Wednesday on the first train to arrive here since the resumption of railway services, as a large number of them gathered on roads outside the station with no transport available for onward journeys. (Photo | PTI)
Hundreds of passengers from Gujarat and Rajasthan reached New Delhi on Wednesday on the first train to arrive here since the resumption of railway services, as a large number of them gathered on roads outside the station with no transport available for onward journeys. (Photo | PTI)

National lockdown: After nearly two months, train journeys are back!

Hundreds of passengers from Gujarat and Rajasthan reached New Delhi on Wednesday on the first train to arrive here since the resumption of railway services, as a large number of them gathered on roads outside the station with no transport available for onward journeys.
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The Indian Railways resumed passenger train operations from May 12, initially with 15 pairs of trains, weeks after these were suspended due to the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. (Photo | PTI)
The Indian Railways resumed passenger train operations from May 12, initially with 15 pairs of trains, weeks after these were suspended due to the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. (Photo | PTI)
Many passengers stood clueless outside the railway station, while some tried to convince to local cab drivers to take them home in various states. (Photo | PTI)
Many passengers stood clueless outside the railway station, while some tried to convince to local cab drivers to take them home in various states. (Photo | PTI)
People wait to enter New Delhi Railway Station following resumption of passenger train services connecting major cities, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
People wait to enter New Delhi Railway Station following resumption of passenger train services connecting major cities, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
People maintain social distance as they wait to enter New Delhi Railway Station following resumption of passenger train services connecting major cities, in Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
People maintain social distance as they wait to enter New Delhi Railway Station following resumption of passenger train services connecting major cities, in Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Health worker screen migrants as they wait to board a special train to reach their native places in UP, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdow, in Jalandhar. (Photo | PTI)
Health worker screen migrants as they wait to board a special train to reach their native places in UP, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdow, in Jalandhar. (Photo | PTI)
Passengers arrive at Howrah Station to board a special train for Tamil Nadu after the resumption of passenger train services by the Indian Railways in a graded manner amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)
Passengers arrive at Howrah Station to board a special train for Tamil Nadu after the resumption of passenger train services by the Indian Railways in a graded manner amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI)
Migrants collect food packets after arriving at Prayagraj Railway Station via a special train from Gujarat, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Prayagraj. (Photo | PTI)
Migrants collect food packets after arriving at Prayagraj Railway Station via a special train from Gujarat, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Prayagraj. (Photo | PTI)

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