Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday allowed all women passengers to travel in local trains in Mumbai.  Following this, now the Western Railway on Wednesday added four 'ladies special' trains on its suburban network. Women will be allowed to board the other suburban trains also during the non-peak hours, according to the official statement. The Railway authorities resumed the local train services in the metropolis from June 15.

Present, only those engaged in essential services as categorised by the Maharashtra government are permitted to travel in the local trains run by the Central Railway and the Western Railway, through a QR code mechanism. With the addition of four ladies special trains, the Western Railway is now running six trains only for women. The overall daily service on Western Railway network has gone up to 704 amid the carnivorous induced lockdown, as per railway official report. In addition, the Central Railway is running 706 local train services, including four ladies special trains, in the city and suburbs, as per reports.

The railway authorities have permitted women to travel in local trains on both the Central Railway and Western routes during non-peak hours - from 11 am to 3 pm and 7 pm onwards - from Wednesday. Railway Minister made the announcement on Tuesday, after the Maharashtra government sent a second letter to the railway authorities to consider the request at the earliest. The state govt had earlier written to the Railways on October 16, requesting that all women be permitted to travel in the local trains.

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