MUMBAI, December 29: Starting January 1, 1998, 12-car rakes of the Western Railway will stop on all stations between Andheri and Borivli.Sources said while no new services have been added in the WR's revised time-table, fast 12-car rakes will be operated up to Borivli as the work of extending railway platforms on all stations is over. Presently, 12-car rakes are operated only on the Virar route, and the trains do not halt between Andheri and Borivli stations.
Sources also claimed the railways will extend its number of 12-car services from 140 to 180 next year.The railways have not procured new Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) rakes to provide these new services, but added three coaches to some of its 9-car trains. ``One motor coach and two trailer coaches have been added to a few trains to make them 12-car ones,'' a senior official said.
This new development is slated to benefit nearly 10 lakh passengers who travel from Borivli, Kandivli, Malad, Goregaon and Jogeshwari during peak hours.
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