Passenger trains to remain suspended: SCR

Aurangabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) has clarified that regular passenger and suburban train services will continue to remain suspended until further notice.

The clarification has been issued by SCR in the wake of rumors being spread about the resumption of the train services concerned.

Chief public relations officer of SCR Ch Rakesh said that 230 special trains, which are running at present, will continue to operate. “The occupancy of special trains is being monitored on regular basis. Additional special trains may be run based on the requirement,” he said.

As far as Aurangabad is concerned, Nanded-Amritsar-Nanded Sachkhand Express is the only special train that runs via city.

Meanwhile, railway activists have demanded partial resumption of train services in Marathwada. Railway activist Omprakash Varma said that a few more trains must ply as the Centre as well as the state has formally announced unlock process during the current pandemic.