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Will Central Railway divert existing AC local services?

Updated On: 24 December, 2021 08:06 AM IST | Rajendra B. Aklekar

CR General Manager Anil Kumar Lahoti says they have received good response for the AC local services on the mainline, but it may further improve if they are introduced on the longer routes of fast trains

Of the four AC trains, CR has introduced three on the main, trans-harbour and harbour lines, respectively. File pic

Considering the shortage of AC local trains that the Central Railway (CR) is facing, the authorities concerned said on Thursday that they were thinking of introducing the AC locals on the Goregaon route and the main line’s fast corridor by diverting some of the existing services. mid-day had published an article last week on how a temporary shortage of AC locals came to the fore on the eve of the opening of the new Diva-Thane corridor. While the CR has four AC trains and two more are expected, the WR has seven AC trains.

Central Railway General Manager Anil Kumar Lahoti said that they have received good response for the AC train services on the mainline, but it might further improve if they are introduced on the longer routes of fast trains. “We may also get good response on the harbour line if it is introduced on the Goregaon route instead of Panvel,” Lahoti added. This would mean discontinuing the existing harbour and trans-harbour AC train services, which might inconvenience the existing passengers. 

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