A day after mid-day highlighted the issue of Advance Reservation Period of ticket bookings, the Indian Railways suspended all kinds of ticket bookings till further notice. With the Government of India deciding on the extension of lockdown, no passenger trains will now run on Indian Railways and no trains will possibly run in Maharashtra and Mumbai even after April 20.

A detailed note from the railways categorically said on Tuesday that it had been decided that all passenger train services on Indian Railways shall continue to remain cancelled till May 3, 2020. However, to ensure the essential supplies in various parts of the country, movement of goods and parcel trains will continue.