Mumbai: Central Railway planning to shift AC local trains to Main line from Harbour line owing to low ridership

The Central Railway is planning to shift air-conditioned local trains running on the Harbour line between CSMT-Panvel to its Main line between CSMT-Karjat/Kasara/Kalyan owing to low ridership on the Harbour line.

According to railway officials, 60 AC local train services are available in the Central Railway zone, of which 44 run on the Main line and 16 run on the Harbour line.

An official said there has been a good response from commuters on the Main line after AC local train single journey ticket fare was reduced by nearly 40 per cent on May 5. However, the response from commuters on the Harbour line has been tepid, he added.