Thermal screening must for travel: South Central Railway

HYDERABAD: With passenger trains set to resume from June 1, the South Central Railway (SCR) has installed thermal screening facilities across its railway stations to screen passengers before they board the train.
Officials said that it is now mandatory for rail passengers intending to travel by special trains to undergo thermal screening at the entry points.

“We have installed computerised thermal screening machines as part of our intensified measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Only passengers who are found asymptomatic will be permitted to travel. In case a passenger is found to be symptomatic of Covid-19 during screening, they shall not be allowed to travel. In such case, a full refund of ticket fare will be provided to passengers,” said an official.
As thousands are expected to arrive at the station once the special passenger train operations resume, railway officials said that these scanners will be able to detect temperatures quickly unlike the manual ones.
Apart from this, to provide a hassle-free boarding experience, the SCR will have separate entry and exit gates as much as possible.
The trains set to be operate from Secunderabad railway station include Secunderabad – Howrah special, Secunderabad – Danapur special, Secunderabad – Guntur special, Secunderabad – Hazrat Nizamuddin while the Hyderabad – New Delhi special will also have a halt here.
Meanwhile, special trains to be operated from Hyderabad (Nampally) railway station include Hyderabad – Mumbai CSMT, Hyderabad – New Delhi and Hyderabad – Visakhapatnam.