New Delhi: The Maharashtra government on Friday announced that the “Suburban train services in Mumbai will resume to full service from Monday, February 1”, the general public can board the local trains on schedule.
As per the announcement made by the Thackeray government, common people can travel on Mumbai locals till 7 am from the start of the first local train service. Later they can avail the facility from 12 PM-4 PM and then after 9 pm in the night till the end of service.
The latest development comes on a day when the Western Railway has commenced operating 1,300 trains instead of 1,201. It was reported that an additional 204 suburban services has been added to the existing 2781 services making it 2985 services on Mumbai suburban network. Besides, Central Railway has also increased the frequency of trains. It is operating 1685 trains instead of 1580 from today.
The railway authorities have requested commuters to follow all guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to COVID-19 during the travel.
The state government had withheld the suburban services from March 2019, due to the coronavirus outbreak and gradually resumed later. Presently, only some categories of commuters, like women and those providing essential services, can travel by local trains after obtaining a special pass. Those with confirmed tickets for long-distance trains can now travel to the boarding station by suburban trains in the city.
Maharashtra govt writes letter for this demand to railways, know the matter
New strain of corona grows in America, death rate increased rapidly
204 additional local trains to start in Mumbai from January 29