Mumbai local trains: Central Railway says no proposal yet from state to permit all commuters
Mumbai local trains had last plied for the general populace on March 21, 2020, two days before a nationwide lockdown came into effect to curb the transmission of COVID-19.
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The wait for non-essential workers to commute via Mumbai local trains may get longer, as the Central Railway said it was yet to receive the state government s proposal for unrestricted resumption of services.
Sanjeev Mittal, General Manager of Central Railway, said mass travel in Mumbai local could be facilitated only after a proposal is received from the Maharashtra government.
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Mirror Online / Updated: Jan 25, 2021, 10:15 IST
The wait for
Mumbai local trains to resume for the general public seems far from over.
Several people, including passenger associations, have been demanding resumption of local trains, the lifeline of the maximum city. However, Central Railway has now said that it has not received any proposal from the state government. The railway administration will be able to take a decision only after the state government s proposal, said Sanjeev Mittal, General Manager, Central Railway.
Mittal made the remark during a press meet after he inspected various works on the Kolhapur-Satara route in the Pune section of Railways.
Updated Jan 13, 2021 | 16:54 IST
A man from Mumbai was arrested on Monday after he allegedly let go of his wife while the two were travelling in a local train. The couple did not have a fixed employment and Shaikh used to work as a driver sometimes (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Key Highlights
A man allegedly let go of his wife in Mumbai while the two were travelling a train
The man was arrested after an eyewitness narrated the incident
Mumbai: A man allegedly let go of his wife when the two of them were travelling in a local train. The woman fell onto the railway tracks and breathed her last after her husband left her hand. The entire incident was narrated to the cops by an eyewitness.