India, Dec. 15 -- After months of waiting, the Western Railway (WR) and Central Railway (CR) will soon get one new air-conditioned (AC) local train each. The new AC trains are currently being transported from the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai and are expected to join the Mumbai fleet soon.

Railway officials said the addition will be particularly helpful to the existing AC local trains, which are currently running at full capacity with no spare trains available. The lack of spare trains has made it difficult to manage breakdowns and routine maintenance. While adding more AC services is possible, railway officials said this will not be done immediately.

A WR official said, "One underslung new Medha air-conditioned train has been...