Covid-19 outbreak: India suspends all passenger train services till March 31
Kolkata/IBNS: As a precautionary measure against the spread of novel coronavirus which has already claimed six lives in India, country's rail ministry on Sunday declared to suspend all passenger train services till Mar 31 midnight.
According to reports, all long-distance mail/express/premium trains, intercity passenger trains, suburban local trains and Kolkata metro rail services will remain closed from tonight till Mar 31.
Indian Railways officials said that those trains, which had commenced their journey before 4 am. on Sunday (Mar 22), will run up to their destinations while freight train operations will be run normally in the country.
Kindly note that Mumbai Suburban services of Western Railway will not be run from from 24.00 hrs of 23/03/2020 ie from the midnight of 22/03/2020 till the midnight of 31/03/2020. On 22/03/2020, only skeleton ie bare minimum services will be run. #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/JQTbwN4vbA
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) March 22, 2020
Kolkata Metro services shall also remain suspended till March 31, said reports. West Bengal government also suspended interstate bus service till March 31.
Meanwhile, all roads across the country wore deserted look as people remained in their homes in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call Janata Curfew call in order to break the chain of COVID-19 infection that is spreading fast in the country with number of infected people crossing 340 today.
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