The popularity of AC local services in Mumbai among commuters over Western Railway has been growing day by day. Over the past few months, the ridership on AC locals has seen a steady increase and the peak time services are running to full capacity.
Many commuters now prefer AC locals and it is noteworthy to mention that the total number of commuters travelling by AC local on Western Railways (WR) has crossed the milestone of 1 crore passengers in this financial year up to October 27, 2022.
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According to a press release issued by Public Relations Dept. of Western Railway, since the past few months, there has been a substantial rise in the number of commuters traveling by AC local trains. The total no. of commuters travelling by AC locals during the months from April 2022 to till date in this financial year is around 1.01 crore, which is almost 85% more as compared to the commuters travelled for the entire period of the financial year 2019-20. Currently, WR is running total 79 AC local services out of the total 1383 EMU services, which are garnering good response from commuters.
Considering, the Western Railways (WR) Mumbai division issued a fresh timetable after the introduction of more AC local services, which came into force from October 1, 2022.
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