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Indian Railways cancels all regular trains till August 12

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NEW DELHI: In view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country and with the aim of avoiding spread via train-travel, the Ministry of Railways, Government of India has decided to cancel all ‘regular’ trains starting July 1 till August 12.

“It has been decided that regular time-tabled passenger services including Mail/Express, passenger and suburban services stand cancelled up to 12.08.2020,” the Railway Board said in a notification.

All tickets booked by the public for regular time-tabled trains will be cancelled and the fare will be refunded to the travelers. However, all special Rajdhani, mail and express trains that resumed operation from May 12 and June 1 will continue to operate.

In a notification on May 15, the Railways had cancelled all trains scheduled for travel till June 30, 2020, and decided to refund the tickets. On Tuesday, the Railways had announced cancellation of all tickets booked for regular trains on or before April 14 and said it would soon start generating refunds for those tickets.

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