COVID-19 leads Indian Railways to cancel more than 80 trains, hikes platform ticket prices

Indian Railways has cancelled more than 80 trains due to low occupancy and also as a precaution to stop the spread of deadly Coronavirus. A set of guidelines has been issued to zonal railways, stating that any employee suffering from any of the symptoms, such as runny nose, cough, fever, or difficulty in breathing, should be kept away from the handling of the food business.
The guidelines also stated that all catering staff should maintain personal hygiene as per the standards set by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India).

As per the railway officials, Central Railways (CR) has cancelled 23 trains, Western Railways (WR) cancelled 10 trains, South-Central Railways cancelled 29 trains, Northern Railway Zone cancelled 5 trains, whereas the Southeastern Railway Zone cancelled 9 trains. Some of the long-haul trains are also included in the list.
Platform tickets at more than 200 railway stations have been hiked from INR 10 to INR 50 to discourage gathering at stations.
Here’s a list of long-haul trains that have been suspended temporarily because of COVID-19.

1. 22222 Nizamuddin-CSMT Rajdhani Express on March 21, 24, 26 and 31
2. 12261 Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express on March 25 and April 1
3. 22221 CSMT-Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express on March 20, 23, 27 and 30
4. 11307/11308 Kalaburagi-Secunderabad Express from March 18 to 31
5. 12262 Howrah-Mumbai Duronto Express on March 24 and 31
6. 22112 Nagpur-Bhusaval Express from March 19 to 30
7. 12126 Pune-Mumbai Pragati Express from March 19 to April 1
8. 12125 Mumbai-Pune Pragati Express from March 18 to 31
9. 22111 Bhusaval-Nagpur Express from March 18 to 29
10. 12117/ 12118 LTT-Manmad Express from March 18 to 31
11. 22140 Ajni-Pune Express on March 22 and 29
12. 11418 Nagpur-Pune Express on March 20 and 27
13. 11417 Pune-Nagpur Express on March 26 and April 2
14. 22139 Pune-Ajni Express on March 21 and 28
15. 11402 Nagpur-Mumbai Nandigram Express from March 22 to 31
16. 11401 Mumbai-Nagpur Nandigram Express from March 23 to April 1
17. 11206 Nizamabad-LTT Express on March 22 and 29
18. 11205 LTT-Nizamabad Express on March 21 and 28
19. 22135/22136 Nagpur-Rewa Express on March 25
20. 11202 Ajni-LTT Express on March 20 and 27
21. 11201 LTT-Ajni Express on March 23 and 30
22. 11007 Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express from March 19 to 31
23. 11008 Pune-Mumbai Deccan Express from March 18 to 30