Lockdown Special Train – Lingampalli (Hyderabad) to Hatia(Jharkhand)
Jharkhand 1st state to bring its migrant labourers back home by train from Telangana
Jharkhand becomes the first state to bring its migrant labourers back home through the first train run between Lingampally railway station in Telangana to Hatia railway station in Ranchi today post Lockdown orders.
After Ministry of Home Affairs (MHAs) recent directives to states to bring back its stranded labourers, migrants and students issued on April 29, the effort by the state government has brought hopes on many faces.
DRM Hatia Railway station has confirmed AIR that the special train was run today from Lingampalli (Hyderabad) to Hatia(Jharkhand) on request of the state government and as per directions of Railway Ministry.
Any other train will be planned as per directions of Ministry of Railways and upon request from originating and destination states.
Earlier a mock drill was also carried out to manage people once they reach post Lockdown.
The mock drill will hence prove handy in management of the huge number of labourers coming from a Corona-hit state of Telangana.
The 24-coach train carrying migrants from Lingampally in Telangana to Hatia in Jharkhand has started at 5 am today towards its destination.
The Special train is being run at the state’s request to Ministry of Railways.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren had tweeted on Thursday that he had a conversation with the Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to help Jharkhand bring their migrant labourers back to homes via railways from far-off distant places.
The train is bringing stranded labourers of Jharkhand from Telangana after Ministry of Railway gave a nod to this.
Around 1200 labourers are expected to reach their destination post midnight hours.
Sanitisation of Hatia railway station is being carried out under supervision of the railway officials.
Absolutely! Here’s the verified and comprehensive summary of the Shramik Special train from Lingampalli (Hyderabad, Telangana) to Hatia (Jharkhand):
Contents
🚆 First Shramik Special: Lingampalli → Hatia
✅ Departure & Destination
- Departure: Early morning of 1 May 2025, at around 04:50 AM from Lingampalli station, Hyderabad.
- Destination: Hatia, a satellite station serving Ranchi (Jharkhand).
👥 Passenger Details
- Approximately 1,200 migrant workers, mostly registered by the Telangana state government, boarded the train after undergoing thermal and COVID‑19 screening.
- Passengers were escorted to the station in sanitized state‑arranged buses, with mask mandates and capped at ~55 per coach.
🎯 Coordination & Execution
- Operated at the request of Telangana government, with approval from both Telangana and Jharkhand authorities and support from the Ministry of Railways under Home Ministry guidelines.
- Station teams in Hatia welcomed passengers with roses and food packets, conducted arrival screening, and Nodal Officers handled onward transport to home districts via state-managed buses.
📋 Summary Table
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Route | Lingampalli (Hyderabad, Telangana) → Hatia (Ranchi satellite station, Jharkhand) |
| Date & Time | 1 May 2025, ~04:50 AM |
| Passengers | ~1,200 migrant workers (mainly from Jharkhand districts like Palamu, Garhwa) |
| Screening & Protocols | Thermal checks, social distancing (55 passengers per coach), mandatory masks |
| State Coordination | Initiated by Telangana, consented by Jharkhand, managed via nodal officers |
| Arrival Support | Roses, food, medical checks, buses for onward journey arranged in Hatia |
🧭 Why This Was Significant
- This inaugural Shramik Special train marked a critical policy shift: for the first time, the government permitted interstate migrant travel via rail after prolonged lockdown.
- It showed how state governments collaborated with the Railways to implement standardized evacuations under tight time and safety protocols.
- Set the precedent for dozens of similar routes that followed—Nasik to MP & UP, Kota to Hatia, Aluva to Bhubaneswar, etc.—under unified Home Ministry SOPs.
✅ Bottom Line
- On 1 May 2025, Indian Railways operated its first point-to-point Shramik Special train, carrying ~1,200 migrants from Telangana to Jharkhand, on the formal request of Telangana state government.
- The journey adhered to strict SOPs: health screening, coach distancing, state-sponsored food and transport, and coordinated welcome at arrival.
- This operation became the prototype for the nationwide Shramik Special service, which later saw thousands more runs evacuating stranded people across various states.
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