Would you like your AC local train fares changed? What time-slot would you prefer? Western Railway (WR) officials have begun a survey about its AC locals and have been distributing survey forms among commuters across its suburban stations.

While WR has come up with a questionnaire, Central Railway (CR)officials have sent a proposal to the railway board suggesting that the fare band of the AC local be revised to somewhere between '10 and '60 like the Delhi Metro since the response to the AC local has been low. Nine AC trains have arrived in Mumbai, but CR and WR are running one train each while others rot in the name of trials and tests. WR has six AC locals. With time running out, both the railways are now trying to find out the best way to run these trains so that there are minimal complaints from commuters. While WR has decided to run partial AC trains, the survey focuses on running complete AC trains too. The form seeks commuters' opinion on whether AC train should be run in place of an existing service, the preferred time-slot and fare. The survey forms were distributed to commuters from February 26.