Mumbai: 250 more local services in the next five years

Updated On: 25 July, 2024 08:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar

Minister says this will be made possible by segrega-tion of suburban and outstation lines

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Commuters attempt to board a local train at Kurla station. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Announcing a plan to reduce the headway of trains by 30 seconds, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday, for the first time, set a deadline for improving suburban services in Mumbai. He unveiled a blueprint that stated the Railways would accommodate 250 more services in the next five years through various ongoing projects such as advanced cab signalling, additional rail corridors, and more termini, while reducing the headway from 180 seconds to 150 seconds.

Vaishnaw further elaborated that there are 10 projects aimed at boosting capacity. File Pic/Ashish Raje