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Railway Board Chief Clears Path for 238 AC Locals, Mandates Auto-Door Prototypes for Non-AC Coaches

A citywide survey will assess links between metro and suburban stations to smooth passenger transfers.

Mumbai, India - Aug. 4, 2025: (L to R) CR GM Dharamveer Meena, Chairman of Indian railway Satish Kumar, poses for media at iconic heritage building lobby at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, before leaving for Jogeshwari railway station, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, August 4, 2025. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
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Overview

  • Satish Kumar announced that all procedural hurdles for procuring 238 air-conditioned local trains have been cleared and that tenders will be floated soon to enhance commuter comfort.
  • He set a December 2025 deadline for two prototype non-AC coaches equipped with automatic door-closing mechanisms in response to recent safety mandates.
  • Feasibility studies have been ordered to evaluate 15-coach operations on upgraded platforms to boost capacity on Mumbai’s busiest suburban corridors.
  • The Railway Board CEO directed departments to expedite capacity and infrastructure projects, stressing on-schedule completion of new lines and station modernizations.
  • Under the Rs 950 crore Mumbai Urban Transport Project 3A, renovated stations such as Khar Road are showcasing upgraded facilities as part of a broader effort to decongest the network.