Even as a delegation of city-based passenger associations, along with BJP leaders, appealed to the governor to unlock local trains on Tuesday morning, the Indian Railways issued a notification stating that the status quo on all trains shall continue and regular passenger trains will remain suspended.

"This is to bring to the notice of all concerned that, as decided and informed earlier on as well, regular passenger and suburban train services will continue to remain suspended till further notice...230 special trains, which are running at present, will continue to operate. Local trains in Mumbai, which are presently being run on limited basis only on the requisition of state government, will also continue to run," a note from the Press Information Bureau stated.