Prayagraj: In view of increasing number of Covid cases in cities under Prayagraj division, the North Central Railways (NCR) authorities have decided to suspend sale of platform tickets at all the railway stations, including Prayagraj Junction, Kanpur Central, Tundla to curb crowding.
“Sale of platform tickets has been suspended till further orders at all stations, be it smaller ones like Subedarganj or Cheoki or major stations like Prayagraj Junction, Kanpur Central,” said public relation officer of Prayagraj division, Amit Singh.
All the norms for curbing Covid-19 are being strictly enforced at all the stations under the division, he added.
Likewise, the district administration has made elaborate arrangements to keep vigil on passengers coming from other cities.
“Random sampling, taking down details of every passenger, following social distancing are being followed,” said Singh.
Meanwhile, in view of increasing passenger load from Maharashtra, several special trains have been launched to bring back passengers. Besides, it has increased the operation of previously announced trains.
One superfast special has been introduced between Lokmanya Tilak Terminal (LTT) and Danapur. The train will leave LTT on April 19, 23, 26 and 30. On the return journey, it will depart from Danapur at 8:30am. Likewise, train number 05545 Raxaul-LTT will also run through Prayagraj.
Another new train between Solapur and Guwahati would leave Sholapur on April 12, 19 and 26 at 5.30pm. In return journey, it will depart from Guwahati on April 16, 23 and 30 at 5.30am. Similarly, train number 09099-09100 Bandra-Mau-Bandra will run from Bandra on April 13, 20 and 27, at 10.25am and reach Prayagraj Junction at 3.10pm next day. Train number 01105-01106 LTT-Gorakhpur-LTT will run from Mumbai on April 14, 21 and 28 at 12.45pm, informed the PRO.