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Train ticket bookings to resume at 1.7L centres from Friday
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SME Times News Bureau | 21 May, 2020
In a major relief to passengers across the country, Union Railway and
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that bookings of tickets
will resume at 1.7 lakh common service centres from Friday.
The
announcement comes a day after the Indian Railways, which suspended the
passenger, mail and express train services from March 25 announced to
run 100 pairs of trains from June 1.
In a conversation with BJP
national spokesperson Sambit Patra, Goyal said, "Booking of train
tickets will resume at 1.7 lakh common service centres from tomorrow
across the country."
The Minister said bookings will also resume at the counters of different stations in the next two to three days.
"We are developing a protocol in this regard," Goyal said.
The
railways started the Shramik Special trains to transport the stranded
migrant workers, students, pilgrims and tourists from May 1. The
national transporter also started to run the 15 pairs of Special AC
trains from May 12.
On Thursday, the bookings for the 100 pairs
of trains opened and in the first two bour the railways sold 1.49 lakh
tickets for 2.9 lakh passengers in 73 trains.
A senior Railway Ministry official said that by 12 noon, 73 trains were made available in the system for booking.
"And in the first two hours 1,49,025 tickets booked for 2,90,510 passengers," the official said.
The tickets are being booked online through the IRCTC website and its mobile application.
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