People want Mumbai local trains to be reopened for all, and commuters' organisations are trying their own ways to get this done fast. While one commuter organisation staged a protest near the railway station at Diva on Wednesday, another said they preferred to submit a revival plan, as they believed that the need was to handle the situation more carefully and stand with the authorities rather than holding thoughtless agitations.

Local trains must begin for the public at once and the government of India should do it as soon as possible. Many people have lost jobs and it is high time that services are re-started. Offices have opened and all other transport modes like BEST and MSRTC buses, autos and taxis have begun. There have been repeated requests from many quarters and since the demand was not fulfilled, we had to take to the protest mode," Nandkumar Deshmukh, president of Federation of Suburban Passengers Association said, submitting a petition with a 14-point demand to the railways, besides resuming suburban services. Other demands include additional services, converting Vangani station into a terminus, more trains from Diva and a new station in the Kalyan-Kasara section.