The good news for Mumbaikars, the number of passengers is increasing daily in AC local; Western Railway took this big decision
Good news is coming out for Mumbaikars. AC local is getting a good response in the city. This is the reason that Western Railway has taken a big decision keeping this in mind. Passengers will get huge benefits from this decision. read full details-
Local is called the lifeline of Mumbai. Every day lakhs of people travel through it. Amidst all this, AC local trains have got a good response. There has been an increase in the number of people traveling in AC local trains daily. Keeping all these things in mind, Western Railway has taken a big decision. Passengers will be greatly benefited from this decision.
Keeping in view the increase in the number of people traveling in mumbai AC local trains, Western Railway has decided to start 31 more services from October. Currently, 48 AC services run between Churchgate and Virar on Western Railway. In such a situation, things are in the final phase regarding the timetable of 31 new AC trains that will be run.
With the addition of new trains, the total number of suburban services will reach 1,383. There has been a rapid increase in the number of people traveling in AC locals during peak hours in Mumbai. At present Western Railway runs one thousand 375 services on weekdays. According to the data, the average number of passengers in august 2022 was 56 thousand. But in september there was a big increase and this figure reached 71 thousand.
Due to the increasing number of passengers in AC local trains in mumbai, the problems of the people have increased. Due to the increase in the crowd, people do not get seats. Alam is that most of the trains are seen packed during peak hours. Earlier a video had also surfaced. Many passengers were seen struggling to board the train.
