2 lakh monthly seasonal tickets for Mumbai suburban local trains issued in a week

209,390 monthly season passes were issued in a week. On Central Railway (CR) till August 17, 143,461 passes were issued while on Western Railway (WR) the number stood at 65,929.

More than 200,000 passengers got their monthly season tickets issued in a week after railways and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) started the process of registration. The BMC, Central and Western Railway started the process of registration for universal pass and issuing of monthly season passes on August 11.

Fully vaccinated commuters get their vaccination certificates verified for obtaining seasonal tickets at Thane railway station. (HT FILE)

209,390 monthly season passes were issued in a week. On Central Railway (CR) till August 17, 143,461 passes were issued while on Western Railway (WR) the number stood at 65,929.

On Wednesday, 15,824 monthly passes were issued by CR and 5,091 by WR till 7pm. The highest number of monthly season tickets was issued at Dombivli on CR and at Borivli on WR.

Railway authorities said passengers travelling by suburban local trains have increased as compared to last week, but there has been no significant rise. “Passengers travelling by trains have increased as compared to last week but there has been no significant jump. The number of passes issued has also been constant throughout the week,” said a senior CR official.

Local train services resumed for fully vaccinated passengers, who have spent at least 14 days since receiving the second jab, on August 15.

A universal pass embedded with quick response (QR) code is made available to commuters through offline and online systems. Passengers can either register on http://epassmsdma.mahait.org/ and get passes issued at railway booking offices or visit the helpdesks set up by BMC outside railway stations.