In a bid to avoid over-crowding at railway premises during the upcoming summer season in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Central Railway zone of Indian Railways has decided to ban the sale of platform tickets at LTT, Kalyan, Thane, Dadar, Panvel and CSMT stations with an immediate effect from today, April 9.
Due to the surge in the number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai for the past several days, the railway administration and the state government have imposed strict restrictions to curb crowding and cases.
Earlier, Central Railways had increased the rate of platform ticket from INR 10 to INR 50 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Dadar and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) stations in Mumbai, as well as neighbouring Thane, Panvel, Kalyan and Bhiwandi Road stations.
According to the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Shivaji Sutar, the new rate for platform tickets came into force on February 24, 2021, and this will remain effective till June 15 this year. The decision to increase the price of platform tickets was taken to prevent over-crowding at these railway stations during the summer travel rush, he further added.
According to the reports, there has been a surge in the daily number of COVID-19 cases in the financial capital since the second week of February.
After a gap of almost a year, local train services were thrown open to all on February 1, 2021, with restricted timings for everyone.
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