A Delegation of passengers from Vasai and beyond suggested mid-day’s idea of attaching three air-conditioned coaches to existing 12-car trains, along with 25 other recommendations, at a meeting with Western Railway (WR) managers on Monday.

Given the situation, all Churchgate-Virar trains should have 15 cars and the railways should be careful not to tamper with the timetable or replace regular trains with AC locals. After every AC train, there is a crowd on the platform, leading to a rise in accidents. Given the fact that only 30 per cent of the passengers on WR travel via AC locals, railways should find a mid-way solution to solve the issue and if possible attach three AC coaches to existing 12-car trains, making all existing trains 15-car and also accommodating AC passengers,” Yeshwant Jadyar of Virar-Sawantwadi KR Passenger Association.