May 09, 2020 03:30 am | Updated 03:30 am IST - NEW DELHI
A Shramik special train carrying nearly 1,200 migrant labours left from Thane railway station on Thrusday.
The Indian Railways on Friday said it has so far run 251 Shramik special trains, ferrying about 2.61 lakh migrants stranded in different parts of the country due to the nationwide lockdown.
“About 53 trains were planned for today [Friday], of which over 40 have been run,” a railways spokesperson said.
Till Thursday, Railways had run about 210 such trains.
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