36 trains provided green corridor: ECR

PATNA: The East Central Railway (ECR) has provided a green corridor for the fastest movement of at least 36 Oxygen Express trains so far to reach their respective destinations carrying oxygen for the needy Covid patients in Delhi, Lucknow and other places of the country since April 19.
According to ECR chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar, these trains pass through Tori-Daltonganj-Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction route. “All possible efforts are being made to provide a safe and uninterrupted passage for the fastest movement of the Oxygen Express trains,” he said.
While 15 such trains originated from Bokaro and travelled to Lucknow, nine others carried oxygen from Durgapur to Delhi. Besides, five other Oxygen Express trains from Tatanagar reached Delhi through this green corridor and three others from Bokaro reached Bareily in UP, he said, adding two Oxygen Express trains carried liquid oxygen from Durgapur to Varanasi and Tatanagar to Lucknow on Monday.
According to Kumar, railways has mapped its multiple green corridor routes to carry oxygen tankers on high priority. The Bokaro-Lucknow, Durgapur-Delhi, Tatanagar-Lucknow, Durgapur-Varanasi via Tori-Daltonganj routes are mapped by the railways for running Oxygen Express trains, he said.