Shramik special trains that started operating from May 1 for transportation of stranded migrant labourers may be on their final leg of operation as demand has reduced quite a bit from the states. Up that ill now, 5.7 million stranded migrants have been ferried back home in 4,155 trains.
Meanwhile, Rail minister Piyush Goyal has already announced in media that the trains will be operated till the demand from the states remain. On Sunday, the Railways operated only 69 Shramik trains. Yesterday only 102 Shramik trains operated till 10 am.
Western railways yesterday said only two shramik trains operated from Mumbai Suburban area. Western railways has operated 1,214 Shramik Trains thus far ferrying18,23,826 passengers to their desired destinations.
The maximum number of trains have been received by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar followed by Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.
