Mumbai local trains resume for 'essential' govt staff; rules framed
The Indian Railways restarted on Monday Mumbai suburban train
services for transporting essential staff identified by the government.
The
Western Railways will run 73 pairs of suburban services, including eight
between Virar and Dahanu Road, while the Central Railways will run 200 services
– including 130 between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Kasara
and 70 services between CSMT and Panvel. The first suburban train started from
Virar for Churchgate on Monday morning.
An
estimated 125,000 essential staff, as identified by the state government, is
expected to travel by these trains. “These special suburban services will not
be for general passengers/public & will be strictly for essential staff as
identified by the State Government of Maharashtra only,” said a railways
statement. Read More
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