With Maharashtra opening more offices in Unlock 4.0, the call to restart local trains and Metro is getting louder. This especially since commuting crowds have been spilling onto the roads and struggling to reach their workplaces. Sources said BEST buses and other public transporters have been falling short.

Sources said existing BEST buses and other neighbouring public transporters like TMT, NMMT, etc have been falling short. The government has allowed private offices to operate at 30 per cent staff strength. "But how is one supposed to reach office? The commute by road is just tiring and it takes double the time both ways. If local trains start, there will be relief for scores of people like me," said Sudarshan Keni, an office manager who stays at Nalasopara and works at BKC. "I take a bus from the highway, but the commute hurts and wears us out," he said, adding that monsoon travelling woes were the worst.