The Central Railway (CR)’s AC local trains seem to be back in demand. On Monday, Dr Shrikant Shinde, Member of Parliament (MP) from Kalyan met Central Railway officials, demanding the revival of AC local services from Badlapur and more trains from Ambernath Reports Rajendra Aklekar (File Photo)
Updated On: 2023-06-08 11:25 AM IST
Compiled by : Anagha Sawant
“The demands include AC local train services at stations like Badlapur, Ambernath and Dombivli between 8.00 am and 8.30 am,” Dr Shinde said in a petition to the Central Railway
At present, there are 14 AC local trains in Mumbai—12 with electrics from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), one detachable train with Medha Servodrives electricals and another walkthrough one also with Medha Servodrives underslung equipment
As per official figures, while Western Railway (WR) runs 79 AC local services with about six trains, Central Railway (CR) runs five trains with 56 services, with the rest under maintenance and spares
CR officials said they would examine the feasibility of introducing new AC trains and would be able to comment or take a decision after that, as any change in public services is for the benefit of the maximum commuters and inconvenience to anyone would be unfair
Also Read: Demand for more AC locals on Central Railway is back
In the past, after the new AC services, including those from Badlapur were introduced in August 2022, there were protests from commuters who illegally boarded local trains from Kalwa car shed and also commuters from Badlapur against the services, led by NCP leader Jitendra Awhad. Following the protests and political pressure, the CR had withdrawn the 10 new AC services within five days of their introduction, citing law and order issues
