New Delhi: The Indian Railways, which continues with its suspension of all passenger services due to the ongoing nationwide lockdown, will run two special military trains on Friday and Saturday to meet operational requirements along the borders with China and Pakistan.

The trains, both beginning from Bengaluru, will transport soldiers to Jammu and Guwahati in order to "decongest" military training establishments at Bengaluru, Belgaum, Secunderabad and Gopalpur as well as "assist in operational preparedness of active formations deployed" on the borders.

"O nly personnel who have undergone the mandatory quarantine period and found to be medically fit, and are also due to rejoin units deployed along the northern and eastern borders, will be accommodated in the two trains," said an Army officer.



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