After Western Railway (WR), now Harbour Line commuters have started a signature campaign against a recently introduced AC local train. Central Railway (CR) introduced a second AC local on the Harbour Line from May 1, replacing a few non-AC services and running the train at 6.33 pm at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT).

Protest at Virar

Two days ago, a mass protest held at Virar against AC locals run by WR saw commuters jump onto rail tracks to stage an impromptu ‘rail roko’. Virar commuters, during the Monday morning protest, raised objections against the newly-introduced 8.28 am local, questioning the need for such a train within an interval of five minutes, as there is already an AC local at 8.33 am from Virar to Churchgate.