Passenger associations that had called for protest against non-resumption of local trains have postponed their agitation in hopes of a decisive action on January 12. The Maharashtra government has told the Mumbai High Court that a decision regarding giving access to general public in local trains would be taken at a meeting on January12.

“People beyond Kalyan are almost dying of hunger, because they are not allowed to travel in local trains. It is expensive to travel by road to Mumbai and if trains are not allowed for everyone, it will be a doom for many,” said Nandkumar Deshmukh, president of Federation of Suburban Passengers Association, who had called for an agitation, said.