Key points:
• Students appearing for the Maharashtra State secondary and higher secondary examinations will be allowed to travel in Mumbai local trains.
• Teaching and non-teaching staff will also be allowed to travel in local trains till December 10, 2020.
• The railways operated 3,141 suburban services — 1,774 CR and 1,367 WR— before the nationwide lockdown was imposed.
“For the duration of Maharashtra state secondary and higher secondary examinations, the railways has allowed students to travel by suburban services on the Mumbai suburban network with their I-D card and their hall tickets. Teaching and non-teaching staff will also be allowed to travel in local trains till December 10, 2020,” Western Railway tweeted.
महाराष्ट्र राज्य की सेकेंडरी और हायर सेकंडरी परीक्षाओं के लिए रेलवे ने छात्रों को अपने हॉल टिकट तथा शिक्षण और गैर-शिक्षण कर्मचारियों को अपने I-CARD के साथ मुंबई उपनगरीय नेटवर्क पर उपनगरीय सेवाओं से 10 दिसंबर, 2020 तक यात्रा करने की अनुमति प्रदान की है। pic.twitter.com/iKydtTpjz0
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) November 22, 2020
Students appearing for the Maharashtra state secondary and higher secondary examinations will be allowed to travel in Mumbai local trains if they have valid identity proof on them, the Western Railway has said.
“Currently, 704 suburban services on WR and 706 on CR are running. Additional services will be operated from Sunday. It is requested that travellers follow medical and social protocols as mandated for Covid-19,” according to a statement issued by the CR and WR in October-end.
The railways operated 3,141 suburban services — 1,774 CR and 1,367 WR— before the nationwide lockdown was imposed.
