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    Indian Railways extends train shutdown till September 30, only special trains to run

    Synopsis

    The Railways' original halt of express, passenger and suburban trains was scheduled to end on August 12​​.​

    Railways
    Indian Railways has extended the cancellation of train services till the end of September 2020, in light of rising cases in the subcontinent.
    However, the 230 special trains in operation will continue to ply.

    The Railways' original halt of express, passenger and suburban trains was scheduled to end on August 12

    India has, so far, recorded 22,15,074 cases of COVID-19 while 44,386 people have died due to the virus. The subcontinent also saw its daily death toll cross 1,000 cases on Monday.


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    ( Originally published on Aug 10, 2020 )
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