Mumbai Local Trains

Mumbai qualifies for 'level 1' of unlocking, but will remain in 'level 3' till 27 June, says BMC

As per the government order, cities and districts which have a positivity rate of five percent and the oxygen bed occupancy of less than 25% come under level-1, where curbs can be lifted completely

Railways to run 753 special trains in Mumbai from today; 88% of local services now back on track

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

Reopening Mumbai local trains tougher than resuming public transport elsewhere, says state disaster management secy

In an interview with Firstpost, Kishor Raje Nimbalkar talks about how the Maharashtra government is planning to allow the general public to board Mumbai locals while preventing COVID-19 transmission

Centre tells states to form committees for vaccine distribution; COVID-19 active cases under 6 lakh after 85 days

The Centre also advised state governments to ensure early tracking of social media and other platforms for possible misinformation and rumours that could impact the acceptance for the vaccine

Mumbai local trains can accommodate only 25% commuters with social distancing, says Railways

The Railways response came a day after the Maharashtra government proposed that general public be allowed to travel on Mumbai locals, which in pre-COVID times, carried around 80 lakh people daily

Mizoram records first COVID-19 fatality as India tally nears 80 lakh; active cases below 7 lakh for sixth day

Meanwhile, the Delhi government announced that schools will remain closed till further orders, and the DGCA extended the suspension of international passenger flights till 30 November

Mumbai local trains to allow women travellers from today; Centre mulls removing plasma therapy as treatment

Currently only those engaged in frontline duties and falling in the essential staff category of the Maharashtra government are allowed to travel in the local trains run by Central Railway and Western Railway

Maharashtra extends lockdown, but resumes intra-state train services with immediate effect; hotels to reopen from Monday

However, schools, colleges and other educational institutions in the state will remain shut, as will cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment parks and theatres in malls and market places

WR to introduce access control gates at Mumbai's Churchgate station by September-end

The railway authorities along with municipal corporations are also planning to implement a staggered train timetable for local trains in the Mumbai metropolitan region

At least 4 killed in rain-related incidents in Mumbai, Pune and Palghar; downpour cripples normal life for second consecutive day

The chronic issue of water-logging of rail tracks returned to haunt Mumbai commuters who faced hardships on the second consecutive day.