Mumbaikars' Wait Ends: Automatic Door Non-AC Locals Arriving Soon for Safer Travel

• Mumbaikars' local train journey to become safer and cooler with new automatic door general local trains and more AC local trains.
• Automatic door general local trains were decided upon after a fatal incident in Mumbra in June 2025 where passengers fell from a running train.
• These new non-AC local trains, manufactured in Chennai, will feature automatic doors, improved ventilation, and inter-coach movement.
• Central Railway is increasing AC local train services, with 94 services now running across its network after adding 14 on the Harbour Line.
• Central Railway currently operates with eight AC rake sets, with one kept in reserve, and plans to add more AC local trains.