Along with the essential service personnel, the state government has also introduced the railway e-pass (Universal Travel Pass) facility for citizens who have been fully vaccinated and have completed 14 days.
Upon the commencement of this service, the number of pass takers who had completed the vaccination verification process at the railway station on Friday had declined to some extent. Due to which the crowd at the ticket windows also seemed to decrease.
August 15 onwards, those who have completed 14 days since their second vaccination will be given a one-month local travel pass at all stations on the Central and Western Railway. The state government’s e-pass facility for local trains has also started from Friday.
Citizens are being given a monthly travel pass after saving the e-pass received after registration on the website provided by the state government on their mobile. They need to present it at the ticket window of the railway station.
According to the Central Railway, 14,688 passes were sold on August 12 from 7 am to 5 pm. 1,033 passes were issued from Dombivali station, 888 passes from Kalyan station and 661 passes from Thane station. Similarly, on August 13, 12,323 passes were sold during the same period. 945 passes were issued from Dombivali, 764 from Kalyan and 545 from Thane station.
The Western railway also sold 4,755 passes from 7 am to 2 pm on August 12, including 496 passes from Borivali station and 323 passes from Bhayander station. While 3,830 passes were issued on August 13 during the same period. 433 passes were issued from Borivali and 276 passes from Bhayander.
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