The second oxygen special train left Bokaro Steel City for Lucknow on Sunday afternoon, reports our correspondent.

The train was carrying four tankers with 46.48 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen.

and was being run on a priority basis, the railways informed, adding the empty tankers had reached Bokaro on Saturday night.

While the first rake was run on Friday, a third one with five empty tankers also reached Bokaro.

All necessary steps for smooth loading and unloading of tankers have been made at Bokaro station, the railways further informed.

“The railways started running oxygen express trains to ensure quick transportation and smooth supply of oxygen,” it said.

The railways have already delivered 150 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen at destination stations and many more such trains would also be run, it added.