Mumbai Local Train Services to Resume with Full Capacity Soon

Mumbai: Mumbaikars can rejoice now as the Mumbai’s suburban local train services will return to their full capacity. According to a report in News18, the Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) said in a joint statement that only categories identified by the government as on date are permitted to travel as per the standard operating procedures (SOP). Scroll down for more details.Also Read - THIS Varanasi Temple Leans More Than Italy's 'Leaning Tower of Pisa' - Check Interesting Facts

The local train services in Mumbai will begin to run at their full capacity from October 28 onwards. “The decision has been taken considering the increased flow of commuters in local trains,” News18 quoted Shivaji Sutar, chief public relations officer of CR. He further added that though the number of suburban services will increase from Thursday, the existing travel restrictions on suburban locals will remain unchanged. Also Read - Mumbai Local Train Update: Suburban Services Likely to Resume With Full Capacity | Details Inside

The Western Railway is currently operating these services at 95 per cent capacity, which is around 1,300 services per day, as per the reports. However, the news report suggested that Western Railways’ officials hope to max out their capacity and take the daily service count to 1,367 from ongoing week.