FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, file photo, Indians hang out from an overcrowded train to travel home for the Chhath Puja festival dedicated to the Sun God, at a railway station in New Delhi, India. India's colossal passenger railway system has come to a halt Sunday, March 22, 2020, as officials take emergency measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading in the country of 1.3 billion. The railway system is often described as India's lifeline, transporting 2…
March 24, 2020
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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.