The Indian Railways on Friday said there is no plan to curtail or stop train services and assured passengers that trains will be provided on demand amidst reports of migrant workers rushing to their hometowns, reminiscent of the days following the coronavirus-triggered lockdown.

A number of officials of the Northern and Central Railways reached out to the media to deny reports of an exodus of migrant workers to their hometowns via trains. Sharma assured the passengers that there is no dearth of trains and the railways is ready to put them into service on a short notice.

 With the number of Covid19 cases on the rise, a sudden surge in passenger movement at railway stations was reported from across the country. Many travellers, speaking to the media, said the fear of an imminent lockdown was the reason behind their trips.

The Railway Board chairman also ruled out the need for a Covid-negative certificate to travel by train. He said the railways has not received any communiqué yet from Maharashtra to stop or curtail the movement of trains in view of the rising number of coronavirus cases. In Mumbai, the Central Railway CPRO took reporters on a live tour of the Mumbai area stations via live-streaming of visuals from platforms and circulating areas to highlight that "contrary to what has been reported by certain sections of the media, there is no rush at the stations in the Mubai area".

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