These 80 new trains will be in addition to 230 special trains already in operation, said Yadav who was recently appointed as Indian Railways’ first CEO.

Regular train service has been suspended in the country since March 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic.

Yadav said the Railways will be monitoring all the trains that are currently in operation to determine which trains have long waiting list.

“Wherever there is a demand for a particular train, wherever the waiting list is long, we will run a clone train ahead of the actual train, so that passengers can travel,” the railway board chairman said.

Yadav also said the Railways will run trains whenever there is demand from states for exams or other similar purposes.

He further said that the bullet train project has been progressing well and that Covid-19 affected a few tenders and land acquisition process.

“Within next 3-6 months, when we get definite status of land, bullet train project completion timeframe can be worked out,”he said.

The national transporter has recently decided to run 20 pairs of special trains from September 2 to 15 for the convenience of those appearing for these exams in Bihar.

Announcing the move, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said the facility will also be extended to students appearing for the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam.