India, July 19 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said in the state assembly that the Central government has approved the demand to replace all coaches of Mumbai's suburban trains with air conditioned ones with automatic doors. He said he was apprised of the decision by Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, and added the move will soon be formally announced by the Indian Railways.

This crucial decision was taken in the backdrop of the accident in Mumbra in which five commuters lost their lives after falling from two overcrowded trains crossing each other near the Mumbra station on June 9. Soon after the incident, Fadnavis had said he would request the Centre to introduce automatic doors in the suburban railway coaches to pr...