Western Railway’s AC suburban train reaches another milestone | So Good News

The popularity of local AC services among commuters across Western Railway has been growing day by day. Over the past few months, ridership on AC locals has seen a steady increase and peak time services are running at full capacity. Many commuters now prefer AC locals and it is worth mentioning that the total no. of commuters traveling by AC compartment on Western Railway has crossed the milestone of 1 crore passengers in this financial year till October 27, 2022.

According to a press release issued by the Public Relations Deptt. of Western Railway, since the last few months, there has been a significant increase in the number of commuters traveling by AC local trains. The total number. of commuters traveling by AC locals during the months from April 2022 to date in this financial year is around 1.01 crore which is almost 85% more compared to commuters traveling for the entire period of financial year 2019-20. Currently, WR runs a total of 79 local AC services out of the total 1,383 EMU services, which are receiving good response from commuters.