India, Jan. 30 -- Railway commuters on the Virar-Dahanu route are miffed as new train services slated to be introduced from February will give them a miss. From February 1, the Western Railway (WR) will introduce two new trains each in the up and down directions on the Virar-Churchgate route, while another 4-6 new services are likely to be introduced by mid-February.

Altogether, these services will augment the carrying capacity on the 60-km Churchgate-Virar corridor by 30,000-40,000 passengers per day.

Rail passenger associations on the Virar-Dahanu route said the move was indicative of the step-motherly treatment the railways meted out to passengers on the stretch.

"We have written to the rail authorities asking them to consider runni...