Western Railway could soon have 20 AC local services a day

MUMBAI: In a bid to make AC local trains seem ‘cooler’ and more accessible to citizens, the Western Railway plans to increase the number of services, as well as improve the fare structure for single-journey tickets.
Nearly four years after it first introduced air-conditioned local trains on December 25, 2017, WR now plans to add eight more AC services, bringing the total up to 20 services per day.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, around 20,000 passengers availed of the 12 AC services that ran each day. Eight new services are now proposed on the corridor between Churchgate-Virar, with some services originating and terminating at Goregaon, Borivli and Nalasopara.