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Mumbai trains to feature upgraded design for better passenger comfort

Railway minister promises 300 new services, with redesigned suburban trains that will have better oxygen circulation, acceleration and suspension

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Motormen garland a suburban train at CSMT as Railways celebrates 100 years of electrification. Pic/Shadab Khan

Motormen garland a suburban train at CSMT as Railways celebrates 100 years of electrification. Pic/Shadab Khan

Mumbai suburban railway is soon getting new design trains with improved oxygen content in the interiors and improved acceleration and has advanced plans to add nearly 300 services in the city soon.

The minister was hinting at the 238 air-conditioned trains that have been in the pipeline. Unveiling 2025 Union Budget railway allocations for Maharashtra, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the state had been allocated a sum of Rs 23,778 crore, which has been one of the highest. The Central and Western Railways in Mumbai are upgrading terminal station capacities, including those of Mumbai Central, Bandra, Jogeshwari, Vasai, CSMT, Parel, Kurla LTT, Kalyan and Panvel.Namo Rapid Rail and Amrit Bharat trains will also run on various routes in Maharashtra.

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