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The countrys first air-conditioned (AC)
suburban train commenced its services
on 25 Dec in Mumbai. The train, operated
by the Western Railway (WR), began its
journey at 10.32 am from the Borivili station
to Churchgate in South Mumbai. BJP MPs
Kirit Somaiya, Gopal Shetty, Maharashtra
minister Vinod Tawde, Mumbai BJP chief
Ashish Shelar and WR General Manager
Anil Kumar Gupta flagged off the train.
India’s First Air-Conditioned (AC) Suburban Train
Commences Its Services In Mumbai
More Information:
• “This AC local is being run through a prototype
coach and we will invite feedback from
commuters and incorporate it in our next fleet of
coaches,” Gupta said.
• Built in Chennai at a cost of Rs 54 crore, the 12-
car rake of the AC local arrived on April 4, 2016.
• Bhakar said, the train will make 6 trips daily (12
services per day) and from January 1 next year,
it will run from Churchgate to Virar.
• The 12 services of the AC train will replace the
existing 12 non-AC services, he added.
• Subsequently, the WR conducted around 65
trial runs of the train before starting its services
for the public.
• Initially, the AC local will operate only on the
Churchgate-Borivili section.
Image Credit: Western Railway
Image Credit: Western Railway
Image Credit: Western Railway