Mumbai local trains likely to resume services from January 1, 2021 At present, only certain categories of people, including those working for essential services are allowed to travel by local trains. Mumbai Local Train Updated: Dec 15, 2020, 06:30 PM IST Train services in Mumbai are likely to resume from January 1, 2021. Congress leader and Maharashtra minister Vijay Waddetiwar while speaking to some media houses on Tuesday, December 15 said that the government is contemplating resuming train services and is making appropriate arrangements for the same. Meanwhile, Mumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal on Thursday had said that a decision on allowing the general public to travel by suburban local trains will be taken after the New Year celebrations.