Mumbai, Oct 20 (UNI) After thorough consideration, the Railways have given consent to women to travel by Mumbai local trains from Wednesday.
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal took to Twitter to share the same, and said, "I am happy to announce that Railways will allow women to travel on suburban trains from 21 Oct between 11 am to 3 pm & after 7 pm. We were always ready and with the receipt of letter from Maharashtra Govt today, we have allowed this travel."
As of now, permission has been given only for a few hours in the day, and women can travel between those hours. However, the same might be extended in the near future.