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Railways run free service to Ahmedabad: PTI

The railways have started special trains to Ahmedabad from Delhi, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay and Bangalore on Sunday to take the relatives of the quake-hit and relief workers to Ahmedabad and if possible to Dhrangdhara, an Indian Railways official said.

Passengers visiting their relatives in Gujarat and those involved in relief work can travel in these trains free of cost, an official spokesman told PTI today.

The special trains will run along the following routes to Ahmedabad:
Howrah-Kharakpur-Chakradarpur-Tatanagar-Nagpur-Busawal- Surat-Ahmedabad
Delhi-Rewadi-Jaipur-Ajmer-Ajmer-Abu Road-Palanpur- Ahmedabad
Madras-Vijayawada-Busawal-Surat-Ahmedabad
Bangalore-Dharmavaram-Wadi-Manmad-Jalgaon-Ahmedabad
Bombay-Surat-Ahmedabad.

The railways have rushed labour from Bombay by two labour specials for restoration of the rail network in the quake-hit areas, the official said.

A special train carrying four bulldozers has already left Bhilai early on Sunday and two trains carrying GI sheets have also been diverted to Ahmedabad, he added.

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