In what can be termed as a gradual unlock, from tomorrow over 50 per cent of the Western Railway trains will run for 10 per cent of the commuters working in 15 categories of essential services. The AC locals, too, will be back in action on the WR section. Central Railway officials said they have also received necessary approvals from the state government to increase the number of services to 700 and are working on a timetable. However, the general public will not be allowed on the locals yet.

In the pre-lockdown time an average of 1,357 services were available for 35 lakh commuters daily on the Western Railway section, but now over 700 services will be thrown open for about 3.14 lakh commuters (latest figure). The WR on Tuesday announced that it was resuming the AC locals as well and increasing the number of daily services from 506 to 700, which is over 50 per cent of the pre-lockdown number.