Mumbai suburban railways to introduce second-class AC coaches for higher passenger intake

Mumbai suburban railways are upping the notch with second air-condition coaches, so as to attract more passengers. The Mumbai suburban ac coaches might positively get more passengers after the move, but there are concerns about the coach’s weight-bearing capacity that could exceed. The AC local train is currently taking 12 trips, which is not really helping people.

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Sanjay Singh, spokesperson of Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), explained that there are going to be two different coaches, the first AC and the second AC. He further said, “According to preliminary details, the plan is to introduce different seating arrangement in these AC coaches. First AC will have more seating capacity than the second. The first AC will see lateral seating arrangement, which is similar to the existing seating configuration in local trains and the second AC will have longitudinal seating.”

The Mumbai suburban coach can accommodate 500 passengers, with 100 seating capacity. The first AC on the other hand is expected to intake 500 commuters, and it is being estimated that the second AC would be able to take in 200 additional commuters, increasing the number to 700 commuters.

An official said, “A metro-type seating may not work in a suburban local, where commuters spend more time traveling. Travelling, while having to stand for a longer time, may offer no good to commuters. Also, the maximum load a coach can take is 80 tonnes. If more passengers travel inside the second AC type of seating, it can increase the total weight of the coach to above 80 tonnes. In such cases, the coach may derail or fail to ply.”