In an order on Sunday, the Indian Railways announced its decision to operate AC coaches of passenger trains connecting New Delhi to 10 major cities across India starting May 12. This is in addition to the Shramik Special trains that are being operated to facilitate the return of migrant workers to their respective native homes.
Booking for these trains will begin shortly on the IRCTC website. A pop-up on the website now says that bookings for special trains will begin at 18:00 hrs (6 pm) on Monday.
In a statement, the Ministry of Railways Monday said, "Data pertaining to special trains is being fed on the Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website. Train ticket bookings will be available in a short while. Please wait. Inconvenience is regretted."
This statement was in response to unconfirmed reports about the IRCTC website crashing due to high traffic.
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