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Railways to ply 700 more Mumbai local trains but not for general passengers

The trains will, however, only carry essential services personnel identified by the Maharashtra government

A suburban local train, running only for people associated with essential services, approches a station during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Thane

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To ensure social distancing, every train will carry only 700 passengers against the capacity of 1,200

Agencies

3 min read Last Updated : Jul 01 2020 | 9:17 AM IST

The Railways will expand its suburban services in Mumbai from Wednesday and run 350 trains each in the Central and Western Railway Zones, Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.

The trains will, however, only carry essential services personnel identified by the Maharashtra government.

Local trains, the lifeline of the country's financial capital, were suspended on March 23 as national lockdown to contain coronavirus came into force.

Railways to expand to 350 local trains in Mumbai from tomorrow. As identified by State govt., essential staff incl. employees of Centre, IT, GST, Customs, Postal, Nationalised Banks, MBPT (Mumbai Port Trust), Judiciary, Defence

Topics : Coronavirus Railways Mumbai local train suburban railway Maharashtra government Home Ministry Govt employees

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