Mumbai suburban rail network: Central Railway to roll out 12 new AC local trains from June 29 – check route, timings

3 min readUpdated: Jun 27, 2026 06:00 PM IST

Central Railway to introduce 12 new AC local trains in Mumbai (Image generated using AI)

Mumbai AC Local Trains Update: The Central Railway (CR) zone is set to introduce 12 air-conditioned local train services over the Mumbai suburban network from Monday, June 29. The move aims at offering a more comfortable travel experience to passengers during the Summer season. These AC local trains will run on the Main Line. It will replace existing non-AC services.

AC local trains in Central Railway

With these, the total number of AC local train services on Central Railway will now be 120, including 28 on Harbour line and 92 on Main line. The AC local services on the Harbour line were introduced on January 26, 2026.

New AC local trains on Central Railway’s Main Line

In a statement, Dr Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer of CR, said: “Central Railway will upgrade 12 Non-AC suburban services to AC services on its Main line with effect from Monday, 29.06.2026. These services are in fulfilment of passengers’ demand for more AC local services on the Main line and will be upgraded as a replacement of existing non-AC services.”

Schedule of 12 upgraded AC local trains on Central Railway’s Main Line

UP DIRECTION (6 Services)

SR

Train No.

Code

From

Dep (hrs)

To

Arr (hrs)

Remarks

1

96612

TL 12

Titwala

06:46

CSMT

08:31

MORNING PEAK

2

97502

G 2

Ghatkopar

09:16

CSMT

09:53

MORNING PEAK

3

97618

C 18

Kurla

16:34

CSMT

17:08

-

4

97408

T 116

Thane

18:16

CSMT

19:14

-

5

97164

CK 8

Kalyan

21:04

Kurla

22:03

-

6

97630

C 30

Kurla

22:22

CSMT

22:53

-

DOWN DIRECTION (6 Services)

SR

Train No.

Code

From

Dep (hrs)

To

Arr (hrs)

Remarks

7

96603

TTL 1

Thane

05:35

Titwala

06:23

-

8

97501

G 1

CSMT

08:37

Ghatkopar

09:12

-

9

97615

C 15

CSMT

10:00

Kurla

10:28

-

10

97389

T 89

CSMT

17:12

Thane

18:08

-

11

97157

K 115

CSMT

19:18

Kalyan

20:49

EVENING PEAK

12

97433

T 133

CSMT

23:00

Thane

23:57

-

CSMT = Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus | Peak hour services highlighted in yellow | All services are AC EMU on Central Railway Main Line

Express InfoGenIE

In a statement, the zonal railway said that these AC services will operate with AC rakes from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays and nominated holidays, these services will run with non-AC rakes.

“Overall, Suburban AC services running on the Mumbai Division Main line & Harbour line on weekdays (Monday to Friday) will increase to 120. Overall, Suburban services running on Mumbai Division (All lines) on weekdays will remain the same, i.e., 1820,” it said.

Central Railway passenger ridership

In the first two months of FY27 (April–May 2026), the zonal railway carried 25.76 crore passengers, generating earnings of Rs 1,357.20 crore.

“Central Railway operated 8,991 AC local services during the period 26th Jan to 20th May 2026, up 31.6% from 6,834 services during the corresponding period last year. As a result of the increase in services, daily average passengers grew from 87,596 in 2025 to 1,30,075 in 2026, a jump of 48.5%. The passengers per service also improved from 1,474 in 2025 to 1,664 in 2026, indicating that trains are running fuller even with more services o­n track,” it said.

Anish Mondal is a journalist with over nine years of experience covering the railways and roadways. Currently a member of the Indianexpress.com editorial team, Anish specializes in high-impact sectors.

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