The Central Railways (CR)'s Mumbai division has now decided to introduce 8-10 more air-conditioned (AC) local train services with an overwhelming response from the commuters.
Meanwhile, it is pertinent to note that this development came soon after the western railways started eight more AC local trains between Churchgate and Virar.
Besides, it has come to light that the footfall of commuters in CR’s AC suburban locals has increased manifold in the last six months, as per an official statement.
CR Chief PRO Shivaji Sutar stated that from a daily average of 5,939 passengers in February to that of 34,808 in July, traffic has increased almost 6 times.
If reports are to be believed, the response has also risen after the slashing of single journey ticket rates by 50 per cent with effect from May 5.
According to data revealed by the railway officials, Dombivali is on top with 94,932 tickets sold followed by Thane at 77,412, 70,444 at CSMT and 53,512 at Ghatkopar. Besides, between February-July, 84,309 tickets were sold at Thane station.
Currently, CR runs 56 AC services on weekdays, which around 35,000 passengers are using with an average of 707 passengers per service which was just 99 in the month of February 2022.
Till June, the Central Railway has a total of five AC rakes and a total of 56 AC train services.
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