Commuters staying in the far-flung suburbs who travel by main line trains like Diva-Vasai and Panvel-Vasai said that though they travel locally, their trains are not considered local trains. They are waiting for guidelines to be extended to their trains, too. A similar complaint and demand was received from commuters on the Lonavala-Pune local trains.

“Commuters from Vasai and Dahanu stay far away from their workplaces and take mainline trains to work between Diva-Vasai-Panvel. The government should include these trains, too, in the list and the railways should restore the trains as soon as possible,” said Himanshu Vartak, consultative committee member for Palghar station.