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Covid: HC asks Maha govt to decide on ban on unvaccinated in local trains

The Bombay HC asked the Maharashtra government if it was willing to withdraw its notification prohibiting people not vaccinated against Covid from travelling in local trains

No move as of now to put curbs on suburban train travel: BMC official

At present there was no proposal to put any restrictions on suburban train travel in Mumbai, a senior civic official said on Monday as the city records a surge in new coronavirus cases. Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner, said though the number of daily COVID-19 cases and positivity rate have been increasing in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was working on preventive measures and was ready to handle any crisis. Talking to the media, he said at present there was no proposal to put any curbs on suburban train travel. If needed, the Maharashtra government will take a decision on the issue in consultation with the state task force on COVID-19 as it pertains to the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Kakani said. He said at present 90 per cent of the coronavirus patients are asymptomatic and only 4 to 5 per cent patients are being admitted to hospitals and the number of serious cases is negligible. Out of 30,500 hospital beds in Mumbai, only .

Mumbai local train services to operate at pre-pandemic level from Oct 28

Central Railway and Western Railway will run suburban services in Mumbai at the 100 per cent capacity of the pre-pandemic level from October 28

Mumbai to resume local trains today for fully vaccinated residents

Services had been halted since March 2020, making it the longest shutdown for a railway system that has survived floods, bomb blasts and power outages with only a day or two of suspensions

Mumbai local trains: Issuing of monthly railway passes begins from tomorrow

An offline verification procedure for vaccination and issuing monthly passes to fully inoculated people to enable them to board local trains will start at 53 suburban stations in Mumbai

Fully vaccinated people can travel on local trains from Aug 15: Thackeray

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that fully vaccinated citizens of Mumbai can travel in local trains from August 15

Monsoon arrives in Mumbai; local train services hit after heavy rains

The south-west monsoon arrived in Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Wednesday, the IMD announced as heavy rains lashed the country's financial capital and suburbs since early morning. Local train services from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajTerminus (CSMT) to neighbouring Thane and Vashi in Navi Mumbai were suspended due to water-logging on some railway tracks, officials said. Routes of some BEST buses run the city civic body's transport wing were also diverted, they said. A high tide of over four metres is expected around noon in the Arabian Sea, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. "It's monsoon arrival in Mumbai today," said Dr Jayanta Sarkar, head of the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Mumbai office. "GOOD NEWS. Onset of SW Monsoon declared over Mumbai Thane Palghar today 9th June. Monsoon line today passing frm Valsad(Gujarat), Nagpur in Maharashtra & then Bhadrachalam Tuni..Conditions r favourable for onset of monsoon in remaining parts of ...

Restrictions on travelling in local trains to continue: Maha govt to HC

The existing restrictions on travelling in local trains, metro trains and monorails in Mumbai cannot be relaxed at this juncture as Covid-19 cases are still spreading

Mumbai locals back on the lockdown train amid rising Covid-19 cases

As despair grips the city, there is a familiarity with which its citizens are beating the lockdown drum. "We know what to do and also, we had a day to get organised," says a small businessman

IN PICS: A year on, a look at life under lockdown, and the year 2020

Covid-19 in Pics: A nationwide lockdown, imposed in India on March 24, 2020, pushed citizens indoors for months on end. What happened next? Scroll through this photo story to recap.

Covid-19: 512 train passengers in Mumbai fined for not wearing masks

As many as 328 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Mumbai

Mumbai local train services open for all commuters after 10 months

After a gap of about 320 days, the Railways permitted all members of the general public to travel in local trains in Mumbai from Monday morning, though for limited hours

Covid-19: Western Railways gears up to resume Mumbai local train services

As the Maharashtra government has decided to resume train services for all passengers, the Western Railways is gearing up to start local services in Mumbai from February 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Speaking to ANI, Western Railway's Chief Public Relations Officer Sumit Thakur said: "We have formed teams and sanitisation of cabins and seating areas is being done. We will be increasing entry and exit points, ticket booking counters with time. Our staff including Railway Police Force officials will be available to regulate the crowd."He appealed to all the Mumbai local train passengers to adhere to COVID-19 norms and protocols in order to combat the virus and ensure smooth operations of trains.The operations of Mumbai local train services were shut for normal passengers for almost ten months since the beginning of the lockdown.

Railways: 2,985 services to run on Mumbai suburban network from Jan 29

Passengers permitted by the Ministry of Railways and Government of Maharashtra are only allowed to travel by the suburban trains

Local train services hit in Navi Mumbai after wire snags pantograph

The movement of trains on the Thane-Vashi Trans-Harbour suburban railway line was disrupted after a local's pantograph got entangled with the overhead wire at a Navi Mumbai station

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Mumbai: 753 new suburban services; 88% local trains now back on track

In a bid to prevent crowding in local trains in Mumbai, railway authorities added 753 new special services, taking the total number of services on the suburban network to 2,773

New updates on Mumbai suburban trains, Delhi schools & other news on Covid

While several restrictions have been eased in different 'unlock' phases, educational institutions continue to remain closed

Unlock 5.0: Lawyers allowed to travel in special Mumbai suburban trains

Lawyers practicing in different courts and registered clerks of advocates are permitted to travel from Tuesday in special Mumbai suburban trains that are currently operating

Central Railway to run 28 more services of local trains in Mumbai

The Central Railway on Wednesday announced to run 28 additional services on its Mumbai suburban network beginning October 15, an official release said