bhopal the special bhopalrewa shramik train departed habibganj station on friday carrying about 1400 passengers this is the first special train for stranded people to run within the state the train has been run as per the demand of madhya pradesh government to ferry stranded people students and migrant workers who reched bhopal or were stranded in the state capital to towns rnroute rewa train 02159 habibganjrewa shramik special train left from habibganj at 8pm en route bina katni to reach rewa at 5am on saturday on its return journey scheduled for may 16 02160 rewahabibganj will leave from rewa at 7 am and arrivce at habibganj station at 4pm but unlike the past this was the first time that the number of migrant labourers in shramik special trains was almost negligible as students working professionals and others were travelling in majority around 1404 people had registered for the 22coach train but around 200 people did not reach the station when seats were left vacant in train the district administration accommodated some people waiting outside the station hoping for a transport to their native towns travellers said that they got to know about the train from social media srikant a resident of singrauli told toi that he worked in bhopal and was stranded in the lockdown and was now desperate to go to his home in rewa i was keen to go back thankfully this train has made it possible for me he saidanother passenger said he is studying in bhopal and was stranded in the lockdown the college hostels were vacated and i stayed along with some of my classmates sharing their room we faced real hardship manging food and daily needs all this while i was desperate to get back home and my parents too were worried i am happy that the train would take me to my native place he said apart from this train another train 02162 habibganjbilaspur special will leave habibganj for bilaspur at 9pm on saturday this train comprising 24 coaches will reach bilaspur at 945am on sunday it will run via jujharpur and nagpur on its return 02161 bilaspurhabibganj special will operate from bilaspur to habibganj leaving bilaspur at noon on sunday and reach habibganj station at 1145pm on monday via nagpur jujharpur sections of railwaysbefore the departure of the special train for rewa drm bhopal uday borwankar bhopal municipal corporation commissioner vijay dutta bjp state president vd sharma and mla subhash chand verma reached the station and reviewed the arrangements and talked to the passengers