Both the railways in Mumbai have fast-tracked their plans to phase-wise convert their fleet of local trains to 15-car ones from the existing 12-car. All trains in Mumbai will be converted into 15-car services within the next five years.

Three-phase plan
The Central Railway has worked on a three-phased plan to convert all trains to 15-cars. Considering the urgency of the issue, works to the tune of R483 crore have been proposed. "This will increase the carrying capacity by a whopping 25%. The three phases are: Kalyan-Badlapur, Kalyan-Asangaon and the third, Asangaon-Kasara and Badlapur-Karjat/Khopoli," said a senior CR official.