Mumbai local train services to Resume from Independence Day
News | August 14, 2021 18:31 ISTMumbai local train services will start from the Independence Day for fully vaccinated people. watch special report.
Mumbai local train services will start from the Independence Day for fully vaccinated people. watch special report.
Ahead of resumption of Mumbai local trains, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) began issuance of local train passes to fully vaccinated people.
Those who have been fully vaccinated and are through with their 15 days of the post-jab waiting period are eligible to get QR-code based Mumbai local train travel pass.
Mumbai local train services will start from August 15 for people who have taken both the doses of COVID19 vaccine, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Sunday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced that local train services will resume in Mumbai for those who have received both doses of Covid-19 vaccine, August 15 onward.
After studying the report by the task force, a decision on Mumbai local will be taken in next two to three days, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aslam Shaikh said.
Incidents of water-logging leaving people stranded were also reported from Mumbra, Bhiwandi, Titwala and Kasara areas of Thane district.
At present, only healthcare, frontline workers and government employees are allowed to travel in Mumbai suburban locals considering the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Often videos of youngsters performing deadly stunts on Mumbai local trains have surfaced online. Recently another video, which showcased people hanging out of the moving local, created unrest on social media.
After a long gap of 10 months, the local train services in the financial capital resumed for public. Over 500 commuters have been fined for not wearing face masks while travelling via Mumbai local trains, the authorities said. Wearing a face mask in public places is mandatory to prevent the coronavirus spread.
The Western Railway's PRO has appealed to all passengers to follow the Covid-19 protocol when in the station or onboard the trains to combat the virus and ensure smooth operations of trains.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday informed that the Mumbai local trains will resume for all from February 1.
With this, the total number of services, currently available only for select sections of commuters, on the suburban network will go up to 2,985, the Central Railway and the Western Railway said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
The incident took place on Monday afternoon between Chembur and Govandi railway stations following which the woman''s husband was arrested, he said.
Out of the 10 AC local services, two will be operated between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (in Mumbai) and Kalyan (in neighbouring Thane), four between CSMT and Dombivli (Thane) and four between CSMT and Kurla, the CR said.
Ten air-conditioned local train services will be operated on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Kalyan section from Thursday, replacing the ordinary suburban services, the Central Railway said.
The Western Railway (WR) on Tuesday announced to restore from December 3 the timings of four special suburban locals, that are currently being run for emergency services staff, to their original schedules which were effective before the coronavirus-induced lockdown came into force in March.
Mumbai local trains services were disrupted due to some technical glitch in the Kurla-Vadala section.
During normal times before the lockdown, the Central Railway (CR) used to operate 1,772 services, while the Western Railway (WR) ran 1,367 services on the suburban network, they said. The local trains, considered, as the lifeline of Mumbai, were resumed for the emergency and essential services staff in June this year.
Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that railways will run 610 more daily special suburban services in Mumbai from November 1, taking the total number of services to 2020. This will help maintain social distancing, avoid overcrowding and enhance passenger convenience.
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