Central railway is running 350 suburban services for the essential staff as identified by the state government. These selected suburban services are being run on the main line between CSMT and Kasara / Karjat / Kalyan / Dombivali / Thane and on the harbour line between CSMT and Panvel section.
In addition to the essential staff already permitted to travel by select suburban services, the categories instructed by MHA i.e. defence personnel and employees of Central Government, Income Tax, GST & Customs and Department of Posts, vide their letter dated 27.6.2020 and employees of Nationalised Banks, Mumbai Port Trust, Judiciary and Raj Bhavan were permitted to travel in these select suburban services w.e.f. 01.07.2020.
Special attention to social distancing:
Considering social distancing, only 700 passengers have been allowed to travel per train, as against the seating capacity of about 1,200 persons. Social distancing is being followed at all the stations where the trains stop. Viz. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar, Thane and Kalyan stations etc. Marking at more than 1 mtr has been done to maintain social distancing. Security personnel have been deployed at various stations to form queues and smooth handling of crowds. TTEs have deputed to ensure convenience of valid ticket travellers. They also guide the passengers by frequently announcing.
In order to prevent the infection of coronavirus, suburban trains are also being sanitized at regular intervals
