Train No. 02442 New Delhi to Bilaspur Special train started its journey on 12th May, 2020 from New Delhi Railway Station as a first special train to be restored after the suspension of passenger train services due to COVID 19. With the departure of this train, restoration of passenger train services on Indian Railways started in a graded manner.
Total 03 Special trains departed from New Delhi on 12th May 2020 while total 05 special trains departed from other cities towards New Delhi. These special train services are being run in addition to the Shramik specials run by Indian Railways.
The details of the 03 trains departing from New Delhi to various destinations is as under:
| S.No. | Train No | From | To |
| 1 | 02692 | New Delhi | Bengaluru |
| 2 | 02424 | New Delhi | Dibrugarh |
| 3 | 02442 | New Delhi | Bilaspur |
Total 741 PNRs were generated for 1177 passengers travelling in the New Delhi Bilaspur special train; total 442 PNRs were generated for 1122 passengers travelling in New Delhi Dibrugarh special train and total 804 PNRs were generated for 1162 passengers are travelling in New Delhi- Bengaluru special train.
The details of 05 Trains departing from various cities to New Delhi is as under:
| S.No. | Train No | From | To |
| 1 | 02301 | Howrah | New Delhi |
| 2 | 02951 | Mumbai Central | New Delhi |
| 3 | 02957 | Ahmedabad | New Delhi |
| 4 | 02309 | Rajendranagar (T) | New Delhi |
| 5 | 02691 | Bengaluru | New Delhi |