The suburban railway system, which has been closed for the past several months, will finally start operating for the general public from Monday, February 1.
Mumbai locals have been closed since March 24, 2020. Passengers who had earlier issued a one-month, three-month, six-month and year-round local passes had their passes expired in the coronavirus induced lockdown. As the service was closed, the question arose as to whether the passes issued by ordinary passengers would be extended. Passengers' passes were first extended from the month of June as soon as the local for essential service personnel started running. However, commuters whose passes expired during the lockdown period could not get extension due to the non-availability of the local travel will get the pass extended from next Monday.
Meanwhile, according to the official information shared by the railways, additional 204 suburban services will be added to the existing 2,781 services making it 2,985 services on the Mumbai Suburban network. From January 29, 2021, the Western Railway operated 1,300 trains instead of 1,201 train services. Meanwhile, the Central Railways has decided to increase the local train services from the existing 1,580 to 1,685 services.
Currently, only those passengers permitted by Ministry of Railways and Government of Maharashtra will be allowed to travel by the suburban trains. Others are requested not to rush to the railway stations. Furthermore, passengers are advised to adhere to all norms, SOPs related to COVID-19 during the boarding, travel and at the destination.
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