Mumbai gets its first-ever AC local train

THE FIRST-EVER air-conditioned suburban train for Mumbai rolled into the city on Tuesday morning. The blue-grey train rake with a stainless steel body has 12 coaches with a capacity to seat 5,964 passengers, as opposed to 4,984 in the old Siemens rake. The train has some new features. It has wide double-glass sealed windows to offer a better view outside. The coaches are connected by vestibules in two parts of six each while the seats are similar to the previous Bombardier rake.