The first such train left from Virar for Churchgate in the morning, an official said. According to a statement by Western Railway, 73 pairs of suburban services, including eight pairs between Virar and Dahanu Road, will run from June 15. Maximum services will run between Churchgate and Virar, but few will also run up to Dahanu Road, it said.

These services will run as fast local train over WR, between CCG and Borivali and will run as slow beyond Borivali.

On the other hand, the plan for resuming services on CR includes 200 trains (100 up and 100 down). While 130 will run between CSMT and Kasara/Karjat/Kalyan/Thane, 70 trains will run between CSMT and Panvel.
“The arrival and departure train timings arriving at CSMT suiting to the duty shifts i.e. 7 hrs, 9 hrs, 10 hrs, 15 hrs, 21 hrs, 23 hrs. Departing from CSMT suiting to the duty shifts i.e. – 7 hrs, 9hrs, 15 hrs, 18 hrs, 21 hrs, 23 hrs,” the statement by Central Railway read.

The Railways had on March 22 announced suspension of all its passenger services from midnight to March 31 midnight and said only goods trains will run during the period.

Nearly 80 lakh people use the suburban trains in Mumbai everyday, a Central Railway official said. The Mumbai suburban rail network operates more than 3,000 services everyday, facilitating people to reach their workplaces, he said.

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The first AC local in Mumbai was introduced by western route two years ago.

Aiming to provide optimum comfort to passengers, Central Railways first-ever AC local is loaded with swanky features. The new AC local will have air-conditioning system for both passengers and the driver. In each coach, there will be two 15 ton capacity roof mounted package units for cooling. To make the journey comfortable, the EMU rake is provided with secondary air suspension with two air bellows on each bogie.

The interiors of Central Railways first AC local will also sport some modern upgraded design. Seats are ergonomically designed for the comfort of the daily commuters. The windows are wide and double-glass sealed to provide a panoramic view during the journey. There are two sided display and two double sided display in each coach. LED-based display in English and Hindi will also be available.

Automatic door closure system will be there in each coach. Modern passenger alarm system has also been incorporated. Each coach has an indication light on both sides. These lights are integrated with alarm chain pulling system. Whenever chain pulling takes place in coaches these lights will glow giving an exact indication to the platform staff for attending emergency.

With the introduction of Central Railways’ new local, there will 16 air-conditioned services running on the trans-harbour line.

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