In a major step, the Central and Western Railways have started Mumbai local trains for essential workers and private medical sector employees recognised by the state government.
Kindly Note: Indian Railways have requested general passengers/public to not rush to the stations and believe in any rumours as these special suburban services will not be available to them.
Approximately 1.25 lakh essential staff workers are expected to travel by these trains. Also, certain booking windows will be open, on which respective staff will be facilitated on showing their government ID cards. It has been decided to extend the validity of season tickets to the extent of days lost.
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Search TrainsPassengers need to carry their valid ID cards to enter the station premises. Later on, a QR based e-pass will be provided to the passenger with colour coding to enable swiffer ticket checking. Multiple rounds of checking to ensure only essential service providers are using these trains.
To maintain social distancing, only 700 passengers per local train is now allowed. Also, passengers who are medically fit and do not come from containment regions will be allowed to travel.
In case of any emergency, ambulances along with medical workers are available at every railway station.
Here’s what Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted:
Scaling up services to combat COVID-19, Railways resumes selected local trains in Mumbai from today.
Catering to essential staff as identified by State Govt, trains have eased the lives of people, providing safe & comfortable travel 🚞 pic.twitter.com/ifpt4CXBzf
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) June 15, 2020
Day 1: Experiences of passengers
A doctor in Mumbai describes the resumption of local trains for essential staff as a ‘great relief’.
He is happy as the trains will ease transportation of his staff & help them fight COVID-19 👩🏻⚕️👨🏻⚕️ pic.twitter.com/FWvdhZDLhb
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) June 15, 2020
मुंबई में राज्य द्वारा घोषित आवश्यक सेवाओं से जुड़े नागरिकों के लिये उपनगरीय रेल सेवायें शुरु कर दी गयी हैं।
Covid-19 से प्रभावित हुई मुंबई को रेलवे के इस कदम से बड़ी राहत मिली है, और इसके लिये वह रेलवे का धन्यवाद अदा कर रहे हैं। pic.twitter.com/eDTTGA0eNq
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) June 15, 2020
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