Mumbai: First-class passes now valid for AC local trains
What's the story
Soon after India got its first air-conditioned local train in Mumbai in December 2017, the Western Railway has recently proposed to make the existing first-class passes of local train valid for the AC locals as well.
The AC local train passengers need not buy separate monthly passes now, they can just pay the difference amount to the ticket checker on board.
Here's more.
The facility
New facility to be available in two weeks' time: Sources
According to reports, the new facility proposed by the Western Railway's Mumbai division will be brought into effect within two weeks' time.
Sources also said that the decision about the facility has been taken at the highest level of the Indian Railways.
The proposal
Proposal made after suggestions from commuters
The proposal was made after many passengers made a fuss about the frequency of the AC trains and that the pass of the AC locals they had to buy was not applicable for normal trains.
After the implementation of the facility, every AC compartment will have a ticket checker with handheld machines for issuing tickets to first-class pass holders.