The Central Railway on Wednesday said it will resume eight special local train services from Belapur and Nerul to Kharkopar station on its suburban route in neighbouring Navi Mumbai from November 20. It was announced that there would be 8 suburban services, 4 each between Nerul and Kharkopar & Belapur and Kharkopar. Earlier, the Central Railway resumed its special suburban services, which were halted in March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, from June 15 on the main, harbour and trans-harbour lines for essential services staff, including government employees and police personnel. Currently, the Central Railway runs 1572 suburban services daily on the mainline, harbour line, and Trans-harbour line. Also read Indian Railways to run 610 more local trains in Mumbai from Nov 1In a statement, the Central Railway said, "Except for categories as identified by the State Government of Maharashtra and as approved by the Ministry of Railways, others are requested not to rush to the stations."

Source: dna November 19, 2020 04:36 UTC