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Other regular passenger services including all mail/express, passenger and suburban services shall remain cancelled until further advice.

In a major relief to passengers, Indian Railways on Wednesday released the list of 200 Special trains that will run from June 1 and said that these will be fully reserved trains having both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned classes.

Bookings for these trains will commence on May 21. A Railway Ministry spokesperson, in a statement, said that Indian Railways, in consultation with Ministries of Health & Family Welfare, and Home Affairs, has decided that train services will be further partially restored with effect from June 1. However, other regular passenger services including all mail/express, passenger and suburban services shall remain cancelled until further advice, he said.

The bookings of these Special trains will commence from Thursday at 10 a.m. through IRCTC. The announcement comes a day after Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced running of the 200 Special trains from June 1. The railways have been operating Shramik Special trains to transport the stranded migrant workers, tourists, pilgrims and students from May 1, and from May 12, began 15 pairs of Special air-conditioned trains.

The official said that these 200 Special trains will be fully reserved. "General coaches shall also have reserved seat for sitting. There will be no unreserved coach in the train," he said. He also said that fares shall be as normal and for General coaches, being reserved, second seating fare shall be charged and seats will be provided to all the passengers. The official said that only online e-ticketing will be done through IRCTC website or through Mobile App.