Central Railway to add 12 AC local train services on Mumbai Main Line
Central Railway will introduce 12 new air-conditioned (AC) local train services on its Main Line in Mumbai starting Monday, June 29, 2026. The new services, which will run to and from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), are being introduced to replace existing non-AC services and meet the growing passenger demand for comfortable travel during the summer season.
According to Central Railway, the addition of these 12 services—consisting of six in the UP direction and six in the DOWN direction—will increase the total number of AC local train services on the network to 120. This total includes 92 services on the Main Line and 28 on the Harbour Line. The AC services on the Harbour Line were previously introduced on January 26, 2026.
Dr. Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway, stated that the 12 non-AC suburban services on the Main Line are being upgraded to AC services in direct response to passenger demand.
The newly upgraded AC services will operate with AC rakes from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays and nominated holidays, these specific services will run using non-AC rakes. Despite the transition of these 12 services to AC, the overall number of weekday suburban services running across all lines in the Mumbai Division will remain unchanged at 1,820.
The introduction of more AC services follows a significant rise in passenger ridership. During the first two months of the 2026–2027 financial year (April and May 2026), Central Railway carried 25.76 crore passengers, generating Rs 1,357.20 crore in earnings.
Data released by Central Railway shows that between January 26 and May 20, 2026, the zonal railway operated 8,991 AC local services, representing a 31.6 percent increase from the 6,834 services operated during the same period in 2025. This expansion saw daily average ridership on AC trains jump 48.5 percent, from 87,596 passengers in 2025 to 1,30,075 in 2026. The average number of passengers per service also rose from 1,474 to 1,664 over the same period.
