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Mumbai:
Mumbai local trains – suspended since March last year due to the Covid pandemic and re-started in phases since then, will be opened to the general public in fixed time slots from (February 1) Monday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s office said this morning.
The trains – a lifeline and essential service for lakhs of the city’s commuters and those from economically weaker sections – will be open to the public from the first service till 7 am, from noon to 4 pm and from 9 pm to the last train of the day.
The rest of the time, the trains will be open only for those in essential services – such as frontline workers, healthcare staff and others.
Currently, only some categories of commuters, like women and those providing essential services, can travel by local trains in the Mumbai region after obtaining a special pass, in view of the pandemic.
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