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Railway Minister Piyush Goel has cleared the air on Mumbai local trains. As per the reports, Railway Ministry has not received any proposal from Maharashtra government to start Mumbai local.
There has been a rising demand for the restarting of local trains in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). During a press conference on Saturday, Piyush Goyal said that Ministry of Railways have not received a proposal from the state government to start local trains for everyone.
The local trains were suspended for the general public since the lockdown began on March 22. The Western Railway and Central Railway resumed their Mumbai suburban services over mainline and Harbour line on June 15. These special suburban services were only for general passengers/public and were strictly meant for ‘essential staff’ as identified by the state government. Those working in private sector cannot use them, due to which most of them are struggling to reach their workplaces.
