Air-conditioned local trains will start plying on the suburban sections from September this year, a senior Railway Board member confirmed today. They would be plying on both Central and Western Railway corridors," said A K Mittal, chairman, Railway Board. The AC local had arrived in Mumbai on April 4, 2016. Initially, the trial runs were conducted on central railways but due to the height of electrical overheads and other issues, it was shifted to western railway last month. Mohammad Jamshed, member (traffic), railway board, said "we are working on it (fares) and the suggestions for fares would be taken into account after considering the needs of Mumbaikars.

Source: dna June 05, 2017 15:41 UTC