Lakhs of migrant workers took the Shramik Special trains to their hometowns over the past few days, as lakhs more waited for their turn. Hundreds spent two nights on the footpaths outside Kurla bus depot for transport to the railway stations from where several trains were to depart on Tuesday."

Desraj Chakravarty, from Uttar Pradesh, said they have been waiting near the Kurla bus depot for two nights to get a bus to the station. "The queue has run into kilometres. There was a rumour that today was the last day for Shramik Special trains, hence, the crowd was more," he said.