Arogya app, masks mandatory for passengers travelling on special trains

As many as 15 pairs of special trains will be operated on select routes from Tuesday nearly two months after all regular passenger services were suspended by the railways because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The IRCTC website began booking tickets for travel on these special trains after 6pm, two hours behind schedule, due to a technical glitch but all AC-1 and AC-3 tickets for the Howrah-New Delhi train were sold within the first 10 minutes.

Only asymptomatic passengers with confirmed e-tickets will be allowed in these trains and they will have to report at the station at least 90 minutes ahead of the scheduled departure.