Railways to run 2,985 services on Mumbai suburban network from January 29: The Western Railway and Central Railway have decided to begin all suburban services by increasing the existing 2,781 services to 2,985 services on Mumbai Suburban network with effect from January 29.

Central Railway has determined to increase the suburban services from the existing 1,580 to 1,685 services and Western Railway has decided to increase the existing 1,201 suburban services to 1,300 services with effect from January 29, the Chief Public Relation Officer Eastern Railway of both zones informed the press.

Passengers allowed by the Ministry of Railways and the Government of Maharashtra are only permitted to travel by suburban trains. Others have been requested not to rush to the railway stations.

Passengers have been advised to adhere to all norms, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to COVID-19 during the boarding, travel and at the destination.

According to another report, Indian Railway has approved the operation of 155 more express and mail trains. A Railway Ministry spokesperson said that Indian Railways is now running 1,138 trains, including festival express trains in different zones in the shadow of the corona pandemic.  The official said that in pre-Covid times, Indian Railways was running 1,768 mail or express trains per day on an average.

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