Central Railway's (CR) latest local timetable has no space for new trains. The CR on Friday said that no more new local services can be accommodated in its timetable's existing state on the main line and the only thing that can be achieved is tweaking them to improve their speed and punctuality.

"It will be difficult to accommodate any new trains into the system in its present state. The network is completely saturated with total 1,774 suburban services in addition to 200 express and goods and freight trains. There is not an inch of breathing space. We need to keep a few slots empty for flexibility, otherwise the entire system will collapse," a senior official explained.