Mumbai Local Trains: 10 Suburban Services Enhanced with 15-Car Units; Explore Routes and Timetables

Mumbai Local Trains: 10 Suburban Services Enhanced with 15-Car Units; Explore Routes and Timetables
The Central Railway has enhanced 10 Mumbai local train services, upgrading them from 12-car to 15-car rakes starting Monday, July 20. These improved services will run on the Main Line connecting CSMT, Ambarnath, Kalyan, Badlapur, and Karjat.

This initiative aims to alleviate overcrowding by increasing the capacity of these trains by approximately 25%. Confirming the update on X, Central Railway stated, “Comfort now upgraded to 15 coaches! Central Railway has upgraded selected suburban services from 12-car to 15-car, improving daily travel for millions of commuters.”

With this recent upgrade, the total count of 15-car suburban services on Central Railway has risen to 32, as reported by Dr Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Central Railway, to The Indian Express.
Meanwhile, the overall total of suburban services remains the same at 1,820.

According to Nila, all 10 upgraded train services will be in operation on the Main Line from today. “These services will run along the CSMT-Karjat South East line and will provide significant benefits for passengers commuting to and from Ambarnath/Badlapur/Karjat. The addition of three extra coaches per service will elevate the carrying capacity of each service by 25%,” he shared with the publication.

The inaugural 15-car services on Central Railway’s Mumbai suburban network were launched in October 2012 with 16 trains. An additional six services were introduced in March 2019, bringing the total to 22 before this recent enhancement.

List of 10 upgraded 15-car Mumbai local servicesDown trains (CSMT → Outbound)

Train Route Departure Arrival
A11 CSMT–Ambarnath 9:15 am 10:34 am
K53 CSMT–Kalyan 12:26 pm 1:30 pm
BL31 CSMT–Badlapur 3:03 pm 4:27 pm
S33 CSMT–Karjat 6:21 pm 8:13 pm
A59 CSMT–Ambarnath (converted from slow to fast) 11:08 pm 12:30 am

Up trains (Outbound → CSMT)

Train Route Departure Arrival
A16 Ambarnath–CSMT 7:51 am 9:09 am
A28 Ambarnath–CSMT (converted from slow to fast) 11:03 am 12:21 pm
K64 Kalyan–CSMT 1:36 pm 2:41 pm
BL44 Badlapur–CSMT 4:47 pm 6:10 pm
S48 Karjat–CSMT 8:38 pm 10:41 pm

 

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