After months of closure and then restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Twitter on Friday that the Maharashtra government had proposed to resume local train services for all Mumbai commuters. “My dear Mumbai citizens, for the convenience of all of you, the Mumbai local train will be started from February 1,” Goyal said. There are, however, time slots for the general public, which the state government said are necessary because of prevailing health concerns.

The government has urged to understand the situation till normalcy is reached. File pic