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The Jan Shatabdi from Una to Delhi will halt at 7pm for 10 minutes at the Chandigarh railway station for a mon…Read More

CHANDIGARH: If you have confirmed ticket to board a train plying from June 1 from the Chandigarh railway station, be at the platform one hour before the departure time for medical screening or you will not be allowed to board the train. This is part of the standard operating procudures (SOP) drafted by the Chandigarh administration for the city.
Only the Jan Shatabdi will ply through Chandigarh for the next one month. Anil Aggarwal, station superintendent, Chandigarh railway station, said on June 1, Jan Shatabdi from New Delhi to Una will halt for 10 minutes at 7pm at the station. Nearly 90% of the passengers will board the train in New Delhi, he added.
According to Aggarwal, for the time being the entry to the station from Panchkula will be closed as there is only one train. The passengers also must download Aarogya Setu app on their mobile phones.
The divisional railway manager of Ambala division, G M Singh, has said a Covid-19 special train (No. 02925) will depart from Mumbai via Amritsar and Chandigarh to Kalka from June 2. Similarly, the train number 20926 from Kalka to Bandra will leave on June 3.