Finally, state allows daily train tickets for fully vaxxed

The state government directed the railways to resume issuing daily journey tickets from booking counters on the suburban network from Sunday. As with the season pass, the condition is that only the double vaccinated who have completed 14 days since the last dose are allowed to buy tickets.

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Mumbai:

As a safety measure, the government had barred daily journey tickets to avoid crowding, leading to a spurt in ticketless travel. It realized that rampant ticketless travel— Rs 29 crore recovered in fines from seven lakh ticketless travelers in the past seven months—was an even greater infection risk.

Onus on rules to ensure only fully vaccinated take trains

Mumbai: As the state government finally allowed daily train journeys from Sunday, stations witnessed a slight increase in the rush. Officials said the demand for single journey tickets was likely to go up from Monday.