No flap gates, no colour-coded tickets, but with time limits, ticket checks and action on the maskless, Mumbai's local train operation has so far remained a smooth affair. Commuters have also shouldered the responsibility of travelling cautiously.  On the third day of reopening of the city's suburban network for all, about 33 lakh people used the Central and Western railways till Wednesday evening, said officials. 

While 20 lakh commuters travelled on Central Railway, the figures for Western Railway was 13 lakh. Over the past three days, more than 30 lakh passengers have been travelling on local trains daily, slowly pushing the ridership towards 50 per cent of pre-COVID level.