FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2013, file photo, Indian commuters get off trains at the Church Gate railway station in Mumbai, 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 23 million people across the vast subcontinent each day, some 8.4 billion passe…
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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.