India, March 4 -- The first air-conditioned (AC) local train connecting the Central and Western railways may begin in April when the new railway timetable takes effect. At present, while there are AC locals on the central, harbour, and western railway routes, there are none along the CSMT-Goregaon corridor of the Harbour line, and CR authorities are working out the details to do so.

According to CR officials, they are awaiting the new AC rakes which are likely to operate on the CSMT-Goregaon route, which has over 100 daily train services. "Keeping in mind the growing demand from passengers on the Harbour Line, we are formulating a proposal to replace a few non-AC train services. However, this is yet to get a go-ahead," said a CR official...