* Decision to procure only fully air-conditioned suburban rakes (about 50 rakes) under MUTP-III appears to be a hasty decision.
* Commercial operation of ac local train is yet to be tested. No clear policy of fare structure and uncertainties regarding the patronage to proposed ac suburban trains in view of much higher fares may prove costly later on.
* It is always better to have few some ac coaches in each local train than having a few fully ac locals. Frequent ac travel facility in existing local trains shall...
more... be more patronised than swanky fully ac local trains operating at much lesser frequency.
* It may be noted that BEST has recently decided to withdraw a large number of ac buses operating in Mumbai after incurring a huge losses since many years!