India, Jan. 11 -- The Maharashtra government has recently told the Bombay high court that the final decision regarding opening locals for all will be taken in the coming week. The local trains were back on track since June last year after the nationwide lockdown imposed on March 25, but the initial services were only for essential workers. Now with the number of COVID-19 cases being contained, the authorities are in the talks to take the services to pre-Covid days, adhering to COVID-19 guidelines.

The Mumbai Suburban system has been transporting millions in the commercial capital of India for many years. Western Railways operate the local trains in Mumbai from Churchgate, the city's business centre to Dahanu Road covering a distance of 1...