The bickering over allowing all women commuters to take locals finally ended on Tuesday, with the Union minister of railways announcing the approval, but with an apparent jibe at the Maharashtra government. In a tweet, Piyush Goyal said the Indian Railways was always ready, and gave the nod as soon as it received a letter from the state.

With a valid ticket, all women commuters can resume travelling via local trains between 11 am and 3 pm, and after 7 pm from today, October 21. They won't need a QR code, which is used by employees engaged in essential services, who were the only ones with permission to take the city's lifeline until all women were allowed.