WR, CR fleet additions to improve local travel

PASSENGER COMFORT | While WR will soon commission a new AC rake, CR to roll out non-AC train on Belapur-Uran line

- Kamal Mishra

In a major relief for local train commuters on the Western and Central Railways, two new rakes, including air-conditioned (AC) for the WR and its non-AC counterpart for the CR, are set to be commissioned soon. Currently, the WR has seven AC trains.

The WR's Mumbai Central division has received a new AC suburban rake, a non-AC train has arrived at the CR's Mumbai division. While the AC rake will replace existing 10-12 non-AC services on the WR, the CR's new train will help to discard its older counterpart currently running on the Belapur-Uran line - the fourth corridor.