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In a first, the Railways has said it achieved a 100 percent punctuality rate on July 1. It means that none of the passenger services were delayed and the departures, as well as arrivals, were on time. It is to be noted that only a fraction of the total trains is currently operating due to corona virus pandemic and restrictions on movements. According to the Railways, it’s previous best was 99.54 percent on June 23.
Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal Thursday tweeted: “Trains in the Fast Lane: Enhancing services to unprecedented levels, Indian Railways made history on 1st July, 2020 by achieving 100% punctuality rate.” The Railways on June 25 announced its decision to cancel regular time-tabled passenger services, including mail, express, passenger and suburban services up to August 12. It had earlier canceller all regular train services till June 30.
