MUMBAI: In a move aimed at enhancing passenger comfort during summer, Central Railway (CR) will introduce 14 additional AC local train services on its Main line from April 16.
These new services will replace existing non-AC trains, increasing the total number of AC locals from 66 to 80, said CR chief spokesperson Swapnil Nila.
The CR announced the timetable on Sunday as follows :
- In Up direction Kalyan to CSMT AC train will leave Kalyan at 7.34 am and reach CSMT at 9.05 am.
- Badlapur CSMT will depart at 10.42 am and reach CSMT at 12.12 pm.
- Similarly, there will be four AC trains from Thane to CSMT — departing 1.28 pm, 3.36 pm, 5.41 pm and 7.49 pm from Thane and reaching CSMT at 2.25 pm, 4.34 pm, 6.40 pm and 8.48 pm respectively.
- Other new AC train services include Badlapur to Thane, which will depart Badlapur at 11.04 pm and reach Thane at 11.59 pm, and Thane-Vidyavihar AC local which will depart Thane at 12 midnight and reach Vidyavihar at 12.23 am.
- In the Down direction, AC train will operate from Vidyavihar to Kalyan, which will leave Vidyavihar at 6.26 am and reach Kalyan 7.25 am
- CSMT-Badlapur AC train will depart CSMT at 9.09 am and reach Badlapur at 10.32 am
- CSMT to Thane will have four services departing CSMT at 12.24 pm, 2.29 pm, 4.38 pm and 6.45 pm and arriving Thane at 1.20 pm, 3.25 pm, 5.35pm and 7.42 pm respectively
- CSMT to Badlapur AC will depart CSMT at 9.08 pm and reach Badlapur at 10.56 pm
Swapnil Nila added that these services will operate from Monday to Saturday, with corresponding services continuing to run with non-AC rakes on Sundays and designated holidays.
