Mumbai: Western Railway Commences 11 Additional Local Train Services From Today To Ease Passengers Woes

Mumbai, 5th April 2023: In light of the increasing number of passengers on local trains in the area, Western Railway has implemented several measures to alleviate the problem. Effective today, 11 additional local trains with 12 non-air-conditioned coaches will be added to the Western Railway’s schedule. Five rounds will operate in the up direction, while six rounds will operate in the down direction.

To cope with the growing demand, Western Railway has converted 12-coach locals into 15-coach ones, which are now operational. Western Railway recently decided to run 6 rounds with 15 coaches, bringing the total number of trips with 15 coaches to 150 on the Western Railway.

As a result, 11 rounds of 12 coaches have been extended, bringing the total number of local trips to 1,394 from 1,383. Three fast local services will run in both the up and down directions, and on a trial basis, they will not stop at Borivali and Bandra. Western Railway officials have stated that minor schedule changes will be made to some of the existing local services.

The additional rounds on the up route are as follows:

9.40 am Goregaon – Churchgate (slow)
10.42 am Virar- Dadar (Fast)
11.50 am Goregaon – Churchgate (slow)
1.53 pm Virar-Andheri (Fast)
2.47 pm Virar-Borivali (Fast)

The additional rounds on the way down are as follows:
8.38 am Churchgate- Goregaon (slow)
10.51 am Churchgate- Goregaon (slow)
12.06 pm Dadar – Virar (Fast)
2.00 pm Andheri – Virar (Fast)
3.23 pm Borivali-Virar (Fast)

In addition, there will be a slow train from Churchgate to Bandra at 9.55 pm.