All regular mail, express and passenger services, as well as suburban trains which had been scrapped till June 30 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will now remain cancelled till August 12, the Railway Board said on Thursday.

Sources said the decision was taken keeping in mind the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the country.

However, all special trains -- 15 pairs running on the Rajdhani routes since May 12 and 100 pairs of mail and express trains operating since June 1 -- will continue, they said.

The limited special suburban services which began recently in Mumbai to ferry personnel identified by the local authorities will also continue to run, officials said.

“All tickets booked for the regular time-tabled trains for journey date from 01.07.20 to 12.08.20 also stand cancelled. Full refund will be generated,” the Railway Board order stated.

A railway spokesperson said that during the lockdown, the booking of tickets was allowed till April 14 with an advance reservation period of 120 days.