With the announcement of the resumption of local train services on the Nerul/Belapur-Kharkopar section along the Uran line from November 20, the Central Railway (Mumbai division) has now opened all its sections that were shut since March 2020. Overall, it is now just 194 services less than pre-pandemic regular services.

“We are already running 90 per cent of our services now. Currently, Central Railway (Mumbai) runs 1,572 suburban services daily on mainline, harbour line and the Trans-Harbour line. With the addition of eight more suburban services on this corridor, the total number of services will become 1,580 from November 20,” Central Railway chief public relations officer Shivaji Sutar confirmed.