In a historic move, the Mumbai railways will now get only fully air-conditioned local trains with fare structures on the lines of the Mumbai Metro standards. The design of the trains, to be made by private players, will be changed to match international Metro trains. The decisions were taken during a high-level meeting and sources said the entire process, which began on Tuesday night, would take nearly a decade. 

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday evening conducted a two-and-a-half-hour-long meeting with divisional railway officials and the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) to discuss various aspects of the issue and took a few key decisions.