Train services to remain cancelled till 30 September is a FAKE news: Indian railways

August 10: A news has become viral with a message wherein it was stated that the Indian Railways has announced that it will extend the cancellation of train services till 30 of September 2020, in light of rising cases of coronavirus in the subcontinent.

The notification dated August 10 also stated that even though the cancellation of trains has been extended, the special mail and express trains will continue to run as per the chalked out schedule. In Mumbai, currently limited number of local trains are being run for essential service workers will however continue to operate. Earlier, the board had said that the services will be suspended till August 12 in order to contain the spread of the contagious virus.

However, on cross verification, this viral message in social media appeared to be a FAKE one. Indian Railways in its official twitter handle gave a clarification in this regard. The tweet read, “Some section of media is reporting that Railways has cancelled all regular trains till 30th September. This is not correct. No new circular has been issued by Ministry of Railways. Special Mail Express trains shall continue to run.”

Some section of media is reporting that Railways has cancelled all regular trains till 30th September. This is not correct. No new circular has been issued by Ministry of Railways.

Special Mail Express trains shall continue to run.

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 10, 2020