The Central Railway (CR) will introduce 14 new air-conditioned local train services on its main line in Mumbai starting April 16, providing a huge relief to commuters during the summer. This will take the total number of AC services on the main line from 66 to 80 on weekdays, which will be "a significant boost to passenger comfort", the CR stated in a release on Sunday.
"The new AC services will replace existing non-AC services, maintaining the total suburban service count at 1,810 daily," the release said.
These services will operate Monday to Saturday, with corresponding services continuing to run with non-AC rakes on Sundays and designated holidays. Railway officials fear backlash from commuters of regular services.
AC Local Timetable in Central Line
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.
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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.The CSMT-Badlapur AC train will depart CSMT at 9.09 am and reach Badlapur at 10.32 am.
The CSMT to Thane service will have four services departing CSMT at 12.24 pm, 2.29 pm, 4.38 pm, and 6.45 pm and arriving in Thane at 1.20 pm, 3.25 pm, 5.35 pm, and 7.42 pm, respectively. The CSMT to Badlapur AC service will depart CSMT at 9.08 pm and reach Badlapur at 10.56 pm.