First train for migrant workers in Delhi tonight

The train carrying about 1,200 people will start from New Delhi Railway Station

May 07, 2020 11:46 am | Updated December 04, 2021 11:51 pm IST - New Delhi:

A file photo of migrant labourers seen waiting for the train at Mumbai Central station to flee from Mumbai.

A file photo of migrant labourers seen waiting for the train at Mumbai Central station to flee from Mumbai.

The first train for migrant workers in Delhi will leave the national capital at 8 p.m. on Thursday for Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, according to officials.

The train carrying about 1,200 people will start from New Delhi Railway Station.

 

"Migrant workers will be transported to the New Delhi Railway Station in special DTC (Delhi Transport Corporation) buses and each bus will be carrying very less number of people than its capacity," a Delhi government official said.

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