Commuters have to wait for 2 months for linen services to restart on CR

EVEN AS the Indian Railways have issued an order of resuming the linen service facilities in the trains, commuters travelling on the Central Railways (CR) will have to wait for two months for the facility as the automatic laundry machines, which were shut for over two years needs repairs and maintenance.

Officials said that there are two linen washing facilities in Mumbai, one at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) and the other at Wadi Bunder, which were shut since the pandemic started in March 2020. Thousands of linens like bed sheets, blankets and curtains are stored there and are washed.