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This combination photo made of two images shows a crowd on a normal day at Church Gate railway station on Feb. 11, 2013, left, and the same station seen deserted on Sunday, March 22, 2020 in Mumbai, India. As India expanded its virus-containment measures and halted its train network, the country's lifeblood, the federal government warned Monday, March 23, 2020, of strict legal action for those who flout the rules. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

This combination photo made of two images shows a crowd on a normal day at Church Gate railway station on Feb. 11, 2013, left, and the same station seen deserted on Sunday, March 22, 2020 in Mumbai, India. As India expanded its virus-containment measures and halted its train network, the country's lifeblood, the federal government warned Monday, March 23, 2020, of strict legal action for those who flout the rules. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or mode…

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.