Mumbai Locals Can Carry Only 25% Commuters with Social Distancing: Railways Tells Maharashtra Govt
4 years, 1 month ago

Mumbai Locals Can Carry Only 25% Commuters with Social Distancing: Railways Tells Maharashtra Govt

News 18  

A day after the Maharashtra Government proposed that general public be allowed to travel on Mumbai locals, the railway authorities said only a little over 25 per cent of the normal number of commuters can be carried while following social distancing. The Western Railway said in a letter to the state on Thursday that it can transport a maximum of 9.6 lakh commuters even if it operated all 1,367 suburban services, while the Central Railway said only 12.4 lakh passengers can be ferried even if it operated all 1,776 services. So, even if we start all 1,367 EMU services, we can transport a maximum of 9.6 lakh passengers daily, which is much less than the 35 lakh passengers which were traveling in the Pre-Covid regime,” said the letter sent by the Western Railway. “The issue of segregation of passengers, thus enabling social distancing, has to be ensured by the state government, by some technological solution application,” the Western Railway letter stated.

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2 years, 7 months ago

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India TV News  

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Can carry only 25 per cent commuters in Mumbai with distancing: Railways
4 years, 1 month ago

Can carry only 25 per cent commuters in Mumbai with distancing: Railways

India TV News  

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4 years, 1 month ago

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News 18  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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Live Mint  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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Live Mint  

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4 years, 3 months ago

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India TV News  

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4 years, 6 months ago

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Live Mint  

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Mumbai's suburban train services resume for ferrying essential staff; expected to benefit 1.25 lakh people, says official
4 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai's suburban train services resume for ferrying essential staff; expected to benefit 1.25 lakh people, says official

Firstpost  

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4 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai locals resume from today, only essential staffers allowed

Op India  

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