The Central Railway (CR) is planning to introduce a local train with only second class coaches in order to accommodate its first air-conditioned (AC) local on the trans-harbour line between Thane-Vashi and Panvel.

“The new train will start from its manufacturers Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, and is likely to arrive by month-end. If everything goes according to plan, then it will be introduced by December this year," Shivaji Sutar, chief public relations officer, CR, said.