Railway officials and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) are close to cracking staggered timings for offices that will sync with its suburban train timetable once the lockdown is lifted completely, in addition to Metro-style control access flap gates to be started as a pilot project at Churchgate and Mumbai CSMT by September-end. Railway officials said they could eventually schedule suburban trains based on staggered office timings and ward-wise working population. BMC officials did not immediately respond to calls and messages but railway officials confirmed the development.

"We have been working closely with the municipal commissioner's office on staggered timing schedules for offices based on civic wards. We hope to institutionalise the utility by the time full-fledged suburban services resume," WR's Divisional Railway Manager GVL Satyakumar said.