A day after reports appeared on social media that Indian Railways have cancelled all the trains which are currently operational till March 31, 2021, the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday, March 16, denied this report. It also added that this information is purely misleading and not based on facts.
Indian Railways said that it has not made any such announcement. Moreover, the Railways requested passengers to follow coronavirus-related protocol while travelling.
The Ministry of Railways in an official statement said, "Kindly refer to some news report in social media that Railways is going to cancel its trains which are currently operational from March 31, 2021 is purely misleading and not based on facts."
"Wrong news clips are being circulated in social media. All may please be informed that the video being circulated is last year's news being peddled today," the statement said further.
एक खबर में दावा किया जा रहा है कि 31 मार्च तक सभी ट्रेनें रद्द कर दी गई हैं। #PIBFactCheck: यह खबर पुरानी है। @RailMinIndia ने 31 मार्च, 2021 तक ट्रेन रद्द करने का यह फैसला नहीं लिया है। इस पुरानी खबर को गलत संदर्भ में साझा किया जा रहा है। pic.twitter.com/YcZ8Za9Vj1
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) March 15, 2021
"It may be noted that express trains and suburban trains currently operational as special trains will continue to run. It is also requested that the passengers may follow COVID-related protocol while travelling," said Railway Ministry in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Indian Railways has rendered yeoman service during the coronavirus pandemic by transporting 43 lakh migrant labourers, distributing two crore free food packets and making available several hundred coaches to be used as healthcare centres.
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