Maha fresh curbs: Only 'essential category' commuters allowed on Mumbai local trains, know details

As per the fresh restrictions announced on Wednesday by the Maharashtra government the general public cannot travel by Mumbai local trains from FridayBoth the railways on Thursday issued internal circulars directing only essential workers be allowed to use Mumbai local trains The restrictions will be implemented from 8 pm on April 22 till 7am on May 1While Central Railway officials said tickets for local trains will be issued only through counters ticketing through Jansadharan Ticket Booking Seva JTBS outside ticket vendors ticket vending machines and the mobile app will be disabled until further notice The Central Railway also said they will be curtailing suburban local train services from the existing 1686 to 1392 services and they will run as per Sunday timetable All AC local trains will also remain cancelled Western Railway officials said that there was no curtailment in any services of local trains on WR MumbaiAs per the internal letter of Western Railway the list of indicative essential services staff permitted included all government personnel StateCentrallocal on production of a governmentissued identity card Besides all railway staffs including staffs of all railways public sector undertakings MRVC IRCTC etc and all who have been issued authority to travel in workmen special train are permittedAll staff of Mantralaya including Collectorrsquos office staff of all municipal corporations MCGM MBMC VVMC TMC KDMC NMMC Palghar Municipal Corporation including municipal school teachers amp contractual staff engaged by municipal corporations Maharashtra police including Mumbai police and GRP can also take the local trains Other than that employees of the BEST MSRTC MBMT VVMT NMMT TMT KDMT all employees of Central government amp employees of Central government PSUs are exemptedNext defence personnel employees of Income Tax GST Customs Department Of Post Mumbai Port Trust Judiciary and Raj Bhavan are exempted as well All medical personnel DoctorsparamedicsLab technicians Hospital and Medical clinic staff etc can travel via local trains on production of identity card issued by the concerned medical organizationIn addition to this all governmentprivate hospital staff including all pathlab testingpharma staff any persons needing medical treatment or differently abled persons and one person accompanying the needy are allowed Lastly Outstation trains passengers remain exempted from the fresh restrictions