Railway sources said the train carrying 1,200 migrant workers from Telangana left from Lingampalli station at 5 a.m
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A one-off special train was run today from Lingampalli (Hyderabad) to Hatia (Jharkhand) on request of the Telangana Government & as per the directions of Union Railway Ministry. pic.twitter.com/9YptotxcbV
— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2020
The railways have suspended the passenger, mail and express train services in a bid to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Last month, hundreds of migrants reached Bandra terminus railway station in Mumbai after rumour was spread that train services were resumed.
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