Give us the AC train, if not using it. Western Railway’s official passenger committee association member has urged the railway authorities to commission the new AC local train that arrived on Central Railway (CR) a few weeks ago as it is still not being put in use. AC local commuters at Bhayandar on Monday petitioned Western Railway (WR) against the withdrawal of the new AC local, stating it had alleviated the crowding issue for them.

“One new AC rake has arrived on CR and has not been operative. So I have requested the railway authorities to please give it to Western Railway as there is huge demand in Western Railway. I have appealed to the local railway officials and the ministry of railways not to fall prey to political pressure and get the train for WR,” Rajiv Singal, member, Western Railway Mumbai’s Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee, said.