Rly ops to begin in Vij from June 1, only e-ticketing allowed

Vijayawada: Apart from the special Rajdhani train from Delhi to Chennai, Vijayawada railway station would now see another seven pairing trains transiting the region from June 1 onwards. According to the new railway schedule, six of them would be a daily service while the Duronto Express coming in from Howrah to Yesvantapur junction would function five days a week.

Other trains includes Falaknuma Express originating from Howrah to Secunderabad, Golconda Express travelling from Guntur to Secunderabad, Godavari Express travelling from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam, Konark Express from Mumbai CST to Bhubaneswar, AP Express starting from Danapur to Bengaluru and Sanghamitra Express travelling from Visakhapatnam to New Delhi. Some of the other stations that these trains would be stopping within Vijayawada division includes, Vijayawada, Eluru, Rayanapadu, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Nidadavole, Gudur, Nellore, Ongole and Anakapalle.

A standard operating procedure was issued by the railway board to all the railway stations to take precautionary measures like social distancing and thermal scanning. No booking counters will be opened at the stations and only e-ticketing is allowed that will be done through IRCTC website. Also, no platform tickets would be issued under the UTS app.

Railway authourities have appealed to the public to not crowd at the railway station premises. Officials said that sanitation workers will be on standby to ensure that trains are cleaning and sanitised when they arrive.

Station authorites said that they would be preparing limited eatables and packaged drinking water will be available for the passengers and urged people to carry their own food.