Indian Railways releases list of 30 special trains; check complete list

New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has decided to run as many as 30 special trains from May 12 on selected routes to facilitate people to commute from one place to another amid coronavirus COVID-19 crisis. People will be able to book their tickets only online on the IRCTC website or through Mobile App.

According to the official notification, booking of tickets through 'agents'-both IRCTC agents and Railway Agents--will not be permitted. The advance reservation period will be for 7 days, and people with only confirmed tickets will be able to travel. Notably, current, tatkal, and premium tatkal booking will also not be permitted. 

List of 10 special trains to be introduced from May 12 

1. Howrah to New Delhi (Daily) on May 12

2. New Delhi to Howrah (Daily) on May 13

3. Rajendra Nagar Patna to New Delhi (Daily) on May 12

4. New Delhi to Rajendra Nagar Patna Daily on May 13

5. Dibrugarh to New Delhi (Daily) May 14

6. New Delhi to Dibrugarh (Daily) May 12

7. New Delhi to Jammu Tawi (Daily) May 13

8. Jammu Tawi to New Delhi (Daily) May 14 

9. Bengaluru to New Delhi (Daily) May 12 

10. New Delhi to Bengaluru (Daily) May 12

The detail list of special trains with their stoppages is given below:

S No.	T No.	From	To	Frequency	Stoppages Enroute	Day of commencement
1.	Special	Howrah	New Delhi	Daily	Asansol Jn, Dhanbad Jn, Gaya Jn, Pt. Dd Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn	May12
2,	Special	New Delhi	Howrah	Daily	Kanpur Central	May13
3.	Special	Rajendra Nagar	New Delhi	Daily	Patna Jn, Pt. Dd Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn., Kanpur Central	May12
4.	Special	New Delhi	Rajendra Nagar	Daily	Patna Jn, Pt. Dd Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn., Kanpur Central	May13
5.	Special	Dibrugarh	New Delhi	Daily	Dimapur, Lumding Jn, Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Mariani, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar	May14
6.	Special	NewDelhi	Dibrugarh	Daily	Jn, Barauni Jn, Danapur, Pt. Dd Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn., Kanpur Centra	May12
7.	Special	NewDelhi	Jammu Tawi	Daily	Ludhiana	May13
8.	Special	Jammu Tawi	New Delhi	Daily	Ludhiana	May14
9.	Special	Bengaluru	New Delhi	Daily	Anantapur, Guntakal Jn, Secunderabad Jn, Nagpur, Bhopal Jn, Jhansi Jn	May12
10.	Special	New Delhi	Bengaluru	Daily	Anantapur, Guntakal Jn, Secunderabad Jn, Nagpur, Bhopal Jn, Jhansi Jn	May12
11.	Special	Thiruvananthapuram	New Delhi	T, Th, F	Ernakulam Jn, Kozhikkode, Mangalore, Madgaon, Panvel, Vadodara, Kota	May15
12.	Special	New Delhi	Thiruvananthapuram	T, W, Sat	Ernakulam Jn, Kozhikkode, Mangalore, Madgaon, Panvel, Vadodara, Kota	May13
13.	Special	Chennai Central	New Delhi	F, Sun	Vijayawada, Warangal, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi, Agra	May15
14.	Special	New Delhi	Chennai Central	W, F	Vijayawada, Warangal, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi, Agra	May13
15.	Special	Bilaspur	New Delhi	M, Thu	Raipur Jn, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi	May14
16.	Special	New Delhi	Bilaspur	T, S	Raipur Jn, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi	May12
17.	Special	Ranchi	New Delhi	Thu, Sun	Pt Dd Upadhyay Jn, Kanpur Central	May14
18.	Special	New Delhi	Ranchi	W, S	Pt Dd Upadhyay Jn, Kanpur Central	May13
19.	Special	Mumbai Central	New Delhi	Daily	Surat, Vadodra, Ratlam, Kota	May12
20.	Special	New Delhi	Mumbai Central	Daily	Surat, Vadodra, Ratlam, Kota	May13
21.	Special	Ahmedabad	New Delhi	Daily	Palanpur, Abu Road, Jaipur, Gurgaon	May12
22.	Special	New Delhi	Ahmedabad	Daily	Palanpur, Abu Road, Jaipur, Gurgaon	May13
23.	Special	Agartala	New Delhi	Mon	Badarpur Jn, Guwahati, Kokrajhar,New Jalpaiguri, Katihar Jn, Barauni Jn, Patliputra, Pt. Dd Upadhyaya Jn, Kanpur Centra	May18
24.	Special	New Delhi	Agartala	Wed	Badarpur Jn, Guwahati, Kokrajhar,New Jalpaiguri, Katihar Jn, Barauni Jn, Patliputra, Pt. Dd Upadhyaya Jn, Kanpur Centra	May20
25.	Special	Bhubneshwar	New Delhi	Daily	Balasore, Hijli (Kharagpur), Tatanagar, Bokaro Stl City, Gaya, Pt. Dd Upadhyaya Jn, Kanpur Central	May13
26.	Special	New Delhi	Bhubneshwar	Daily	Balasore, Hijli (Kharagpur), Tatanagar, Bokaro Stl City, Gaya, Pt. Dd Upadhyaya Jn, Kanpur Central	May14
27.	Special	New Delhi	Madgaon	Fri, S	Ratnagiri, Panvel, Surat, Vadodara Jn, Kota Jn	May15
28.	Special	Madgaon	New Delhi	M, Sun	Ratnagiri, Panvel, Surat, Vadodara Jn, Kota Jn	May17
29.	Special	Secunderabad	New Delhi	Wed	Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi	May20
30.	Special	New Delhi	Secunderabad	Sund	Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi	May17

The Ministry of Home Affairs, however, issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the movement of people by trains and made it clear that only asymptomatic and confirmed ticket holders will be allowed to travel.

In an order, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said all passengers will have to wear face masks and observe social distancing norms while entering a station and during travel.

The order said, "Only those passengers with confirmed e-tickets shall be allowed to enter the station. The movement of the passenger(s) as well as the driver of the vehicle transporting the passenger(s) to and fro the railway station shall be allowed on the basis of the confirmed e-ticket." 

The Ministry of Railways will ensure that passengers shall be compulsorily screened and only those who are asymptomatic will be allowed to enter or board a train.

Meanwhile, the IRCTC website, which was to take bookings for 15 special trains being run from May 12, was unable to take a load of visitors as thousands of passengers tried to book their tickets at 4 pm, when it was slated to open. It will now commence at 6 pm, said a Railways statement.