The Indian Railways has said it has decided to reintroduce unreserved train services in a phased manner to facilitate the movement of passengers.
The railway zonal officers are in touch with state governments. Based on the requirement of the states, the railways will resume the operations of unreserved trains, officials here said.
Some of the major railway routes on which these unreserved special trains are currently running include Baramulla Junction – Banihal section (Jammu & Kashmir), Baramulla Junction – Badgam section (Jammu & Kashmir), Delhi – Tundla section (Uttar Pradesh), Kanpur Central – Tundla section (Uttar Pradesh), and Kanpur Central – Phaphund section (Uttar Pradesh).
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Earlier, the railways had reactivated the facility to book unreserved tickets through the UTS ON MOBILE app.
"In order to avoid any inconvenience to passengers in booking unreserved tickets and to ensure norms of social distancing at booking counters while purchasing the tickets, it has been decided that in addition to UTS on mobile App facility available on suburban sections, this facility may also be reintroduced on non-suburban sections of zonal Railways," the Railway Ministry said in a statement.
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