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FILE- In this Tuesday, March 24, 2020, file photo, railway officials walk through a deserted railway station in Prayagraj, India. India's colossal passenger railway system has come to a halt as officials take emergency measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading in the country of 1.3 billion. The lifeline was cut Sunday, leaving hundreds of people stranded at railway stations, hoping to be carried onward by buses or taxis that appeared unlikely to arrive. The railway system is often described as India's lifeline, transporting 23 million people across the vast subcontinent each day, some 8.4 billion passengers each year. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, file)

FILE- In this Tuesday, March 24, 2020, file photo, railway officials walk through a deserted railway station in Prayagraj, India. India's colossal passenger railway system has come to a halt as officials take emergency measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading in the country of 1.3 billion. The lifeline was cut Sunday, leaving hundreds of people stranded at railway stations, hoping to be carried onward by buses or taxis that appeared unlikely to arrive. The ra…

March 24, 2020

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AP Photos: India's vast railway system closes to passengers
March 24, 2020 10:41 p.m.

AP Photos: India's vast railway system closes to passengers

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's colossal passenger railway system has come to a halt as officials take emergency measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading in the country of 1.3 billion.