Indian Railways has announced its plans to resume passenger trains from May 12. The announcement was made on Sunday through a statement. The Railways plans to initially start with 15 pairs of special trains (30 return trains).

Railways to gradually start passenger trains from May 12; online bookings open on Monday

After the government announced a limited re-opening of its giant rail network beginning on Tuesday after a nearly seven-week lockdown, the interstate trains are set to be back on track, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for travel, which says that only those who have confirmed e-tickets and are symptomatic will be allowed to board the train.

Trains to restart: Not all seats to be available, only asymptomatic persons to be allowed

As the lockdown was extended for the second time, a lot of people were worried about their railway bookings. While it has been made clear that refunds and re-schedulings will be processed by the officials, Railway Ministry, on Saturday, requested people to not book tickets till May 17.

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