The Central Railway has completed trials of the first Air-Conditioned (AC) local train and sent their report to the railway board, awaiting its approval and dates. The train will run in January 2020 itself.

Sanjeev Mittal, General Manager of Central Railway, in his first media interaction told mid-day that the train will operate on the trans-harbour railway route between Thane - Panvel and Vashi and Thane railway stations. 16 services will be introduced-- three during morning and three during evening peak hours.