Mumbai: CR commuters unite, petition for improved AC local train services

Updated On: 27 June, 2024 11:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar

They may form just a miniscule proportion of all suburban commuters, but premium commuters are standing up for their rights

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AC local train services ferry around 78,000 passengers per day. File Pic/Ashish Raje

More than a thousand regular AC local train travellers on Central Railway have created a unified WhatsApp group for regular updates on the trains. They have now petitioned the Railways to increase AC local services, add more coaches for women commuters and eliminate the ‘Sunday timetable’ that leads to the cancellation of regular train services. Central Railway Mumbai operates 66 AC local train services ferrying 78,000 passengers per day.

As of now, 400 commuters have signed the petition, which will be handed over to the divisional railway manager once 80 per cent of commuters sign it. The petition, a copy of which is with mid-day, states that the main issues that passengers have been facing include crowding of ticketless travellers despite the formation of the special task force, which is an “absolute injustice” to fellow passengers who are paying 2.5 times more of season ticket fare.

Commuters in an air-conditioned train at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. File Pic/Ashish Raje