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<ul><li>Maharashtra is allowing the public to use Mumbai's local trains starting February 1.</li><li>Three times slots have been allocated during which the local trains will be allowed to run. </li><li>Between the allotted time slots, only those providing essential services — which includes frontline workers and healthcare staff — single women travellers and those with a special pass from the state government will be allowed to travel.</li></ul> After nearly a year of being shut down, the Maharashtra government has agreed to open up <keyword id="74907" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mumbai-local-trains">Mumbai local trains</keyword> to the public starting February 1. However, the trains will not run around the clock. The government has fixed three time slots for when the trains will be allowed to run, according to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s office. Time slots: <ul><li>First train till 7:00 am</li></ul><ul><li>12:00 pm to 4:00 pm</li></ul><ul><li>9:00 pm to last train of the day </li></ul>Even though the trains will be running again and will be open to the public, it won’t be for everyone. Between the allotted time slots, only those providing essential services — which includes frontline workers and healthcare staff — single women travellers and those with a special pass from the state government will be allowed to travel. Prior to this, since October, the trains had only been allowed to cater to women travellers. Even though the Maharashtra government is expanding the pool of people who will now be allowed to travel in Mumbai’s local trains, they have advised the public to not become lax when it comes to precaution. Everyone has been advised to take precautionary measures like wearing mask, maintain social distance and clean their hands before and after being on the trains to prevent the spread of COVID-19. While this is a reasonable ask, it’s a tall order for the local trains that had people stuffed together in compartments during the pre-COVID era. Nonetheless, the authorities have also advised that travellers should follow the same precautionary measures not only within the trains but also while on the railway platforms. Railway officials also told PTI that an extra 204 special local services would be run on the Mumbai suburban network to balance demand and maintain social distancing. Maharashtra, the state most affected by COVID-19, has brought its tally of active cases to around 44,000. The state has recorded over 20 lakh cases since the pandemic began in December 2019.

Maharashtra opens up Mumbai local trains for public from February 1 — divides service into three time slots

<ul><li>In March, for the first time in 46 years, the sprawling Indian Railway network, including Mumbai's lifeline, was completely shut down for over two months. </li><li>As of now, a limited number of suburban trains are running in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region from June 14. </li><li>However, only passengers who are engaged in essential services can use the service. </li></ul>Mumbai may finally get its lifeline back — the local trains. According to a<a href="https://www.mumbailive.com/en/transport/coronavirus-live-updates-mumbai-local-service-may-be-starts-after-ganpati-visarjan-2020-54514"> media report,</a> local trains in Mumbai may start from September 1. In March, for the first time in 46 years, the sprawling Indian Railway network, including Mumbai's lifeline, was completely shut down for over two months for all passengers to avoid the spread of coronavirus. As of now, a limited number of suburban trains are operating in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region from June 14. However, only passengers who are engaged in an essential service <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/mumbai-local-trains-who-can-travel-timings-and-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/76397615.cms">can use the services.</a> The list of essential services did not include bank employees or media persons. <div type="image" title="Local train" msid="77758372" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt; Local Train passengers following physical distancing at CSMT. BMC do the thermal checking of all passengers before boarding on June 19,2020&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The government identified over 125,000 employees who are part of the essential services of the state government. Before this lockdown, on an average, <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/mumbai-local-trains-coronavirus-covid-19-uddhav-thackeray-suspending-services/story/398529.html#:~:text=The%20metro%20local%20trains%20ferry,Harbour%20line%20and%20Western%20Railway.">over 8.5 million</a> passengers commuted daily on the suburban networks spanning Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad. Moreover, no food and other stalls<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/mumbai-local-trains-who-can-travel-timings-and-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/76397615.cms"> were allowed to open</a> at the railway station, and Railways Protection Force was deployed to impose strict social distancing norms. <div type="image" title="Mumbai local train 2005" msid="77758426" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;People waiting at CST junction for the local train to arrive, all essential modes of transport came to standstill as heavy downpour in the city on July 26,2005&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Recently, the Uddhav Thackeray government<a href="https://www.livemint.com/news/india/decision-on-allowing-all-journos-on-local-trains-soon-maha-11598182859812.html"> allowed accredited journalists</a> to travel by suburban trains using a QR code. The Ministry of Home Affairs<a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unlock-4-0-from-sept-1-metro-may-start-schools-likely-to-remain-shut/story-vCfZtAgzRJAVeahRZZkL0K.html"> is likely to release</a> new guidelines on August 31. These guidelines may have provision to open Delhi’s metro network — which connects it to Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad — too. Schools, colleges, universities, and cinema halls <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unlock-4-0-from-sept-1-metro-may-start-schools-likely-to-remain-shut/story-vCfZtAgzRJAVeahRZZkL0K.html">may not be allowed </a>to open even after August 31. This comes as India records more than 32 lakh coronavirus cases in the country and has a recovery rate of 75.97%. (With inputs from IANS and PTI) SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-phase-ii-trials-will-begin-in-india-today/articleshow/77757085.cms">Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 Vaccine: Phase II trials will begin in India today</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-military-options-against-china-explained-by-experts/articleshow/77743778.cms">Experts explain India’s 'military options' against China</a>

Mumbai’s local trains may resume services from September 1: Report

<ul><li>Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on October 20 announced that all women passengers will be allowed to travel in <keyword id="148020" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="local-trains">local trains</keyword> in Mumbai and suburbs from Wednesday.</li><li>Until now only those engaged in frontline duties and essential staff as categorised by the Maharashtra government are allowed to travel in the local trains. </li><li>The Western Railway and the Central Railway are as of now collectively operating around 700 <keyword id="6379759" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="local-train">local train</keyword> services every day on their suburban network.</li></ul>Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, on October 20, announced that all women passengers will be allowed to travel in local trains in Mumbai and suburbs from Wednesday. Railways will allow women to travel between 11am and 3pm and after 7pm. <div type="twitter" handle="PiyushGoyal" handlename="Piyush Goyal" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1242114357682515971/x6zWYqzZ_normal.jpg" favoritecount="7846" retweetcount="1334" status="I am happy to announce that Railways will allow women to travel on suburban trains from 21 Oct between 11 am to 3 p… https://t.co/AB0OGx8nAz" createdat="1603193242000" id="1318514139136815104"></div>Until now only those engaged in frontline duties and essential staff as categorised by the Maharashtra government are allowed to travel in the local trains run by the Central Railway and the Western Railway, through a QR code mechanism. The Western Railway and the Central Railway are as of now collectively operating around 700 local train services every day on their suburban network. Earlier, the Western Railway <a href="https://twitter.com/TOIMumbai/status/1318112795045421059">said </a> that it is ready and is waiting for the central government’s response on the same. The Maharashtra government is likely to <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/mumbai-local-trains-decision-on-sops-increasing-services-to-allow-more-women-to-be-taken-this-week/story-ihmEpTie4ZWw2HLpwdoPYP.html">announce </a>standard operating procedures (SOP) to allow women commuters to travel this week. “Maharashtra govt requested us on Oct 16 to allow local trains services for women, from 11 am to 3 pm &amp; from 7 pm till end of services for the day. We wrote them back &amp; asked them to assess the quantum of passengers &amp; asked them to jointly decide the modalities,” <a href="https://twitter.com/TOIMumbai/status/1318112795045421059">Sumit Thakur, CPRO of Western Railway said. </a> The Maharashtra government on Friday announced it has allowed all women to commute by local trains at certain hours, starting from October 17.However, later on Friday evening, the Western Railway (WR) and Central Railway (CR) refused to oblige without getting the green signal from the Railway Board, and working out the necessary modalities to permit women commuters. In a letter to the General Managers of Western Railway and Central Railway, the state government said all women must be permitted to travel by local trains from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and from 7 p.m. till the last service. “We talked to them yesterday too. Railway is ready. WesternRailways has extended its services to 700 trains, including 2 ladies' special. Central Railways also extended its services to 706. State government is yet to convey their modalities to us,” Thakur <a href="https://twitter.com/TOIMumbai/status/1318112795045421059">said </a>on October 19. Western Railway CPRO said railways have to ensure that there is no overcrowding at stations and the passengers don't face any problem. Western Railway is awaiting government response on the matter In Maharashtra, women comprise around 40% of the total 85 lakh commuters and the move would help lakhs of women office-goers in the government and private sector, academics and other sectors who need to travel by the <keyword id="74907" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mumbai-local-trains">Mumbai local trains</keyword> daily. Presently, the women are compelled to spend around 4-5 hours daily only commuting by roads from distant suburbs. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/mahindra-thar-2020-crosses-15000-bookings-57-are-first-time-car-buyers/articleshow/78748381.cms">Mahindra Thar 2020 crosses 15,000 bookings — 57 % are first time car buyers</a>

From today, all women can travel in Mumbai local trains during non-peak hours

In a bid to reduce overcrowding in locals trains amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Railway has introduced 68 additional special suburban services in Mumbai from Thursday. Out of these 68 services, 46 will be on the main line (Chhatrapati <keyword id="6084559" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="shivaji-maharaj-terminus">Shivaji Maharaj Terminus</keyword> to Kasara, Khopoli and Karjat), and 22 on the harbour line (CSMT to Panvel and Goregaon), the Central Railway (CR) said in a release. With this, the total number of special services of CR in suburban Mumbai has gone up to 423 from 355 earlier. "In order to maintain social distancing and avoid crowding, the Central Railway has taken the decision to increase the number of daily special suburban services from 355 to 423 from September 24," CR's chief public relations officer Shivaji Sutar said. The Central Railway and the Western Railway started special local train services from June 15 on Mumbai suburban section on the request of the Maharashtra government. Out of 423 services of CR, 329 are on the main line, 92 on the harbour line and two on the trans-harbour line (Thane-Vashi and Thane-Panvel). "Services were gradually increased for the convenience of passengers and to avoid crowding and maintain social distancing," Sutar said. Earlier this week, the Western Railway started 150 additional special suburban services, taking the total number of such services on its routes here to 500. Besides the essential services staff, state and central government staff, employees of nationalised and private banks, PSUs and pharma companies are currently allowed to travel in local trains. Authorities have made QR code-based identity cards mandatory for travelling in these trains. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/shri-ram-college-of-commerce-sees-a-32-increase-in-the-average-package-as-it-ends-its-placement-drive-amid-covid-19/articleshow/78289895.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Shri Ram College of Commerce sees a 32% increase in the average pay package as it ends its placement drive amid COVID-19</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/yes-bank-is-hiring-again-for-the-coming-year-after-workforce-shrinks-by-1000-since-march/articleshow/78287419.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">EXCLUSIVE: YES Bank's workforce shrank by 1,000 employees since March but now it's hiring again for the coming year</a>

Mumbai Central Railway introduces 68 additional local train services from today

In a bid to prevent crowding in <keyword id="148020" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="local-trains">local trains</keyword> in Mumbai, railway authorities added 753 <keyword id="10207019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="new-special-services">new special services</keyword> from Monday, taking the total number of services on the suburban network to2,773, officials said. With this, the railway authorities have resumed 88 per cent of the total 3,141 suburban services which were being operated before the outbreak of COVID-19, they said. During normal times before the lockdown, the Central Railway (CR) used to operate 1,772 services, while the Western Railway (WR) ran 1,367 services on the suburban network, they said. The local trains, considered, as the lifeline of Mumbai, were resumed for the emergency and essential services staff in June this year. To cater to the increasing crowd in suburban trains, the Central Railway has now added 552 more services on its routes, while the Western Railway has added 201 services, as per a joint press release issued by the CR and WR on Sunday. With this, the special suburban services on the CR routes have increased to 1,572 from the earlier 1,020, while the WR services have gone up to 1,201 from 1,000. Earlier, the Railways had decided to run 610 additional special suburban services from Sunday to avoid crowding in trains. "The Railways is subsequently increasing suburban services keeping in view the social distancing norms and safety of public at large," the release said. The railway authorities have also given inputs to the <keyword id="6356172" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra-government">Maharashtra government</keyword> as asked by it, the release said. "The Railways is hoping that the state government will revert soon deciding the modalities for providing services to commuters in the <keyword id="6361772" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai-metropolitan-region">Mumbai Metropolitan Region</keyword>," it said. Earlier, the CR and WR resumed the suburban services for emergency and essential services staff from June 15, and gradually allowed passengers from some other categories, like lawyers and staff of foreign consulates, to also travel in local trains. Currently, the special suburban services are not available for the general public, though women are permitted to travel in the local trains during non-peak hours. Last month, the Maharashtra government proposed to the railway authorities to allow the general public to board the local trains at stipulated timings during the non-peak hours. The railway authorities, however, wrote back to the state government, saying in view of the social distancing norms, they can only ferry 22 lakh passengers, instead of the nearly 80 lakh passengers who used to travel in local trains before the COVID-19 pandemic. They also appealed to travellers to follow the "medical and social protocols as mandated for COVID-19" and not to believe in any rumours. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/hero-motocorp-shares-gain-after-it-logs-highest-ever-sales-in-october/articleshow/78992126.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Hero Motocorp shares gain after it logs ‘highest-ever’ sales in October</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/former-hdfc-bank-ceo-aditya-puri-joins-carlyle-group-as-senior-advisor/articleshow/78991270.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Former HDFC Bank CEO Aditya Puri joins Carlyle Group — will advise the global investment firm on Asia bets</a>

88% of Mumbai local trains are now back on track — Railways to run 753 more suburban trains from today

<keyword id="6358070" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword>'s <keyword id="81633" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dabbawalas">dabbawalas</keyword> and staff of foreign consulates and high commissions have been allowed to travel in <keyword id="148020" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="local-trains">local trains</keyword> which are currently being run only for essential services staff, officials said on Wednesday. Dabbawalas, the famous lunch-box carriers in Mumbai, last month said there was never a six-month break in the "130 -year-old history of the tiffin services", and demanded access to local trains to resume their services in full capacity. Currently, in view of the <keyword id="8915632" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Covid-19-restrictions">COVID-19 restrictions</keyword>, only the dabbawalas who could reach the south Mumbai area on their cycles were able to deliver food to office-goers. They have now expressed happiness on being allowed to board local trains with effect from Tuesday. Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of the Western Railway, said based on the unlock guidelines issued by the Maharashtra government on September 30, they have allowed the dabbawalas to travel in local trains. "The staff of foreign consulates and high commissions have also been permitted to travel in local trains, as per the directives received from the Ministry of Railways," he said. Over 5,000 dabbawalas run the tiffin delivery business in the metropolis. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, they used to deliver over two lakh tiffins to office-goers on normal working days. They use suburban trains to ensure lunch boxes are delivered at the destination on time. Shivaji Sutar, chief public relations officer of the Central Railway, said QR-coded ID cards issued by the state government will be mandatory for them to travel in local trains, but dabbawalas have requested that they be allowed to travel on their identity cards. "If the Maharashtra government agrees to their demand, we will permit them to travel on their ID cards," he said. Subhash Talekar, spokesperson of the Mumbai Dabbawala Association, expressed happiness on being allowed to travel in local trains. "Finally, after more than six months, we can resume our service," Talekar said, adding dabbawalas will now contact their customers and request them to resume the tiffin service. He was, however, skeptic about resumption of services in full capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "Before the pandemic, every dabbawala had on an average 20 to 22 customers, but I doubt all customers will resume the service immediately as many people are still working from home," he said. Another issue is that many housing societies are still not allowing outsiders into the premises, he said. Talekar said the dabbawalas will start tiffin delivery even with four to five customers initially as they know it will take some time for things to normalise. "We are going to follow the COVID-19 safety protocols like wearing masks and gloves, using sanitisers and maintaining social distance and will also ensure our customers about it," he said. Most of the dabbawalas hail from Maval area of Pune in western Maharashtra. Following the enforcement of lockdown in March this year, many of them returned to their native places in Junnar, Ambegaon, Rajgurunagar, Maval, Haveli, Mulashi and other talukas in Pune district.

Mumbai's famous dabbawalas and consulates staff can now travel in local trains

<ul><li>The local services on the network of Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) -- the city's lifeline -- is specifically for the employees of the <keyword id="13126" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword> government who are engaged in essential services.</li><li>This follows repeated appeals by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to the Centre for resumption of services as part of the unlocking process post COVID-19 lockdown. </li></ul> After a gap of over two-and-a-half months, the Railways resumed limited suburban train services in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) on Monday morning, officials said. The local services on the network of Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) -- the city's lifeline -- is specifically for the employees of the Maharashtra government who are engaged in essential services. This follows repeated appeals by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to the Centre for resumption of services as part of the unlocking process post COVID-19 lockdown. Accordingly, the familiar sight and sounds of the suburban trains greeted Mumbaikars since early morning as the CR and WR together started 450 services, according to officials. The WR will run 60 pairs of its 12 car suburban services -- total 120 -- in both directions between <keyword id="74906" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Churchgate">Churchgate</keyword> and <keyword id="1077401" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dahanu-Road">Dahanu Road</keyword>, according to WR spokesperson <keyword id="3465642" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ravindra-Bhakar">Ravindra Bhakar</keyword>. The CR will run 100 services on either side on its Main line -- between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Thane, Kalyan, Karjat and Kasara and 70 services on either side of Harbour line -- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Panvel, said CR spokesperson Shivaji Sutar. "These trains will run between 05.30 hrs to 23.30 hrs", said a CR-WR joint statement early Monday. "It is requested not to rush to the stations and follow medical and social protocols as mandated for CoVID-19," the CR-WR joint statement said.

Mumbai local trains resume services partially

While responding positively to the Maharashtra Government's proposal to open up the suburban <keyword id="6356740" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="RAILWAY">railway</keyword>s for all commuters, the Central Railway and Western Railway have sought more details to implement the plans, officials said here on Thursday. The spokespersons - WR's Sumit Thakur and CR's Shivaji Sutar - said that they would work with the state government to hammer out the nitty-gritties in this regard even as commuters and passengers groups built pressure to allow access to all for local trains from Nov. 1. On an average, around 85 lakh commuters use the 3,200 services on the Mumbai suburban section daily, serving Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts of the congested Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The MMR network - the lifeline of Mumbai - is spread over 390- kms with 157 stations transporting the commuters to and from their homes and workplaces, including the Mumbai's famed Dabbawalas. At presdent, the CR and WR operate around 1,410 local trains serving around 12 percent of the normal crowds, but permitting only people in essential services and other categories gradually allowed after the Unlock process was initiated. As per the Unlock protocols, a maximum 700 commuters are allowed in a 12-car EMU rake against the normal 1,200 seated commuters, plus many more standees. "The Railways has always been ready to augment/enhance suburban services keeping social distancing norms. We are working closely with the Maharashtra government to provide additional services after consultation with them about necessary modalities accordingly," Thakur and Sutar said. The state government has prepared a schedule with the categories of the people who would be permitted to commute, both essential workers and others in the peak hours or non-peak periods, besides one Ladies Special train every hour, as per a letter issued by Disaster Management Secretary Kishore Raje Nimbalkar late on Wednesday. The railways have sought certain additional details on the proposal from the state government and it is expected that after a joint meeting, the plans may fructify in the next 2-3 days. Passengers groups on Thursday clamoured for immediate action by the <keyword id="6355455" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-railways">Indian Railways</keyword> on the state government proposal to help the millions of people wanting to resume their duties in private and government offices. Presently, commuters spend an average of 5-7 hours by road commute, besides the 8-9 hours of office duties, making it a harrowing experience, especially for women who have to balance both home and workplaces. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/three-people-killed-several-injured-in-a-suspected-terror-attack-in-france/articleshow/78930162.cms">Three people killed, several injured in a ‘suspected’ terror attack in France</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/andhra-pradesh-government-allows-schools-and-colleges-to-reopen-from-november-2/articleshow/78930298.cms">Andhra Pradesh government allows schools and colleges to reopen from November 2</a>

Railways ready to open Mumbai local trains for all commuters

<ul><li>These special suburban services are not for general passengers/public and will be strictly for those engaged in essential services only.</li><li>These trains will be operated between 5:30 am to 11:30 pm, and only certain booking windows will be opened for the same.</li><li>Only passengers who are medically fit and do not come from a containment zone will be allowed to board the trains.</li></ul>After a gap of over two-and-a-half months, a limited number of suburban trains started zooming in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) from Monday (June 14). Confusion, however, reigns with many passengers, even after the government clarified that the city’s lifeline - are specifically for the employees of the Maharashtra government, who are engaged in essential services. The government has identified approximately 1.25 lakh employees who are indulged in essential services of state government and are only designated to commute by these special services. However, in normal times, over 85 lakhs passengers commute daily on the suburban networks spanning Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad. The <keyword id="6364162" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="central-railway">Central Railway</keyword> and the <keyword id="6361126" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="western-railway">Western Railway</keyword> have made it clear these special suburban services are not for general passengers/public and will be strictly for those engaged in essential services only. However, the list of essential <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/allow-bank-employees-to-use-local-train-services-in-mumbai-unions/articleshow/76385940.cms">services doesn’t include bank employees</a>, despite the special status of “essential service provider” granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The WR will run 60 pairs of its 12 car suburban services — total 120 — to and fro from Churchgate to Dahanu Road. The CR will run 100 services on either side of its main line — between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Thane, Kalyan, Karjat and Kasara and 70 services on either side of Harbour line — Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Panvel. These trains will operate between 5:30 am to 11:30 pm, and only certain booking windows will be opened for the same. No food and other stalls will be opened at the railway stations, and Railway Protection Force (RPF) will be deployed to monitor adherence of social distancing norms. To begin with, the railways allowed passengers entry through employee ID cards, however, in the coming days the state employees will be issued QR based E-passes which will also have bar colour coding to enable swifter ticket checking with coordination by the state government. Only passengers who are medically fit and do not come from a containment zone will be allowed to board the trains, and the state government will ensure multiple rounds of checking to ensure the requirements are being met. Unlike its seating capacity to accommodate about 1,200 persons, only about 700 commuters shall be allowed per train to allow adequate social distancing in the coaches. The Railways have also advised the state government to stagger the timings of its offices for workers coming from different areas to ensure there is no crowding at the stations and inside the trains. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/1-in-every-10-new-patients-tested-in-india-is-covid-19-positive-and-that-just-means-community-transmission-is-underway-but-not-everywhere/articleshow/76383925.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink"> 1 in every 10 new patients tested in India is COVID-19 positive — and that just means community transmission is underway but not everywhere</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/you-cannot-play-games-says-supreme-court-to-automobile-dealers-fada-for-flouting-bsiv-sale-norms/articleshow/76385110.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">“You cannot play games", India's top court tells the country's car dealers</a>

Mumbai local trains⁠— who can travel, timings, and all you need to know

Mumbai, Jun 15 () Even as Indian Railways has resumed select local train services in Mumbai to ferry those providing essential services, <keyword id="6477319" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="bank-employees">bank employees</keyword> are not being allowed to use the service to commute, <keyword id="6355272" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="bank">bank</keyword> unions said. Banks are declared as the essential service provider by the Ministry of Home Affairs, and have been providing uninterrupted banking services since the first lockdown announced on March 23. Western Railway and Central Railway are running selected suburban train services only for essential services as identified by the state government. "Since the railway authorities have started local trains for the employees from essential service but bank employees have been denied using that service as they are not in the list of essential services," Union Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) Maharashtra Convenor Devidas Tujapurkar said. "On the one side, the government expects banks to extend uninterrupted services even during the lockdown but when it comes to using local train services, banks are not considered in the list of essential service providers, which is disturbing," he added. Central Railway said that around 1.25 lakh essential staff (including 50,000 on Western Railway) as identified by the state government are expected to travel by these trains. While speaking to , an employee of Syndicate Bank said, "I tried to enter Dadar station in the morning to travel to my branch in Churchgate but police did not allow me." Railways has also appealed to the public that only the essential staff as identified by the state government will be permitted to travel by selected suburban services and requested others not to rush to the stations. In a letter written to the chief secretary, Maharashtra government, Maharashtra State Bank Employees Federation (MSBEF) have requested to allow bank employees to use the suburban train services. "We earnestly request you to please extend this service to the bank employees to enable them to report to their duties regularly. This will also facilitate extending full-fledged banking services to all," the letter said. HV MR

Allow bank employees to use local train services in Mumbai: unions demand

The first <keyword id="6358301" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="monsoon">monsoon</keyword> rains hit <keyword id="13126" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword> and <keyword id="6358070" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword> with full fury on Wednesday, hitting local trains and road traffic, and flooding low-lying areas in the country's commercial capital, officials said here. Large parts of Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad witnessed heavy rain, inundating several low-lying areas, barely a fortnight after the city survived the <keyword id="6386783" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="CYCLONE">Cyclone</keyword> Tauktae devastation. In Mumbai and suburbs several roads were flooded, the Central Railway and Western Railway suburban services were hit on the mainline and harbor lines. CR Spokesperson Shivaji Sutar said that due to waterlogging near Chunabhatti station all services on the Harbour Line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Vashi (Navi Mumbai) were suspended. Similarly, due to flooded tracks near Kurla, the mainline services between Thane-CSMT were suspended, though the CR operated shuttles between Thane-Karjat, Thane-Kasara and Vashi-Panvel sectors. The WR Spokesperson Sumit Thakur said that due to waterlogging at Wadala station, all Harbour Line trains on the Andheri-CSMT routes were suspended till further notice, and water pumps were deployed to drain out the excess water from the railway tracks. Stretches of the Eastern Express Highway, Western Express Highway, major roads like SV Road in the west and LBS Marg in the east besides other roads and lanes were flooded hampering vehicular movement and resulting in traffic snarls. In some parts of Malad, Khar, Kurla water seeped into building compounds or ground floor flats as rain accompanied by thunder, lightning and strong winds lashed the city. Subways at Andheri, Malad and Kandivali experienced waterlogging though traffic or pedestrian movements had not been hit, as the city will experience a major high-tide of 4.16 metre 11.43 am onwards. Till Wednesday morning, the <keyword id="48434" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BMC">BMC</keyword> recorded around 50-mm rains in the city, 67-mm in eastern suburbs and 49-mm in the western suburbs, with a forecast of cloudy weather with more rains, thundershowers and very heavy rainfall in some areas during the day. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-wwdc-2021-ios-15-ipados-15-macos-monterey-and-india-specific-announcements/articleshow/83330047.cms">Apple WWDC 2021: iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey and India-specific announcements</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/here-are-the-coolest-ios-15-features-coming-to-iphones/slidelist/83362145.cms">Here are the coolest iOS 15 features coming to iPhones</a>

Monsoon in Maharashtra affects local trains, road traffic and low-lying areas, say officials

A day after <keyword id="4960780" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="railway-minister-piyush-goyal">Railway Minister Piyush Goyal</keyword> allowed all women passengers to travel in local trains in Mumbai, the Western Railway on Wednesday added four 'ladies special' trains on its suburban network. Women will be allowed to board the other suburban trains also during the non-peak hours, officials said. Railway authorities resumed the local train services in the metropolis from June 15. Currently, only those engaged in essential services as categorised by the Maharashtra government are allowed to travel in the local trains run by the Central Railway and the Western Railway, through a <keyword id="1011037" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="QR-code">QR code</keyword> mechanism. With the addition of four ladies special trains, the Western Railway (WR) is now running six trains only for women. The overall daily services on WR network has gone up to 704 amid the COVID-19 lockdown, a railway official said. Besides, the Central Railway (CR) is running 706 local train services, including four ladies special trains, in the city and suburbs, he said. The railway authorities have permitted women to travel in local trains on both the CR and WR routes during non-peak hours - from 11 am to 3 pm and 7 pm onwards - from Wednesday. Goyal made the announcement on Tuesday, after the Maharashtra government sent a second letter to the railway authorities to consider the request at the earliest. The state government had earlier written to the Railways on October 16, requesting that all women be allowed to travel in the local trains. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indias-is-likely-to-produce-a-very-large-portion-of-covid-19-vaccine-says-gates-foundation-ceo/articleshow/78784529.cms">India is likely to produce a very large portion of COVID-19 vaccine, says Gates Foundation CEO</a>

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Mumbai local trains⁠— who can travel, timings, and all you need to know

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Allow bank employees to use local train services in Mumbai: unions demand

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