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Mumbai suburban locals to get overhauled look after Mumbra incident
Updated On: 10 June, 2025 10:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Train design finalised with three ventilation-focused upgrades; first non-AC rake with new features to be ready by November 2025. Mumbai Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) suburban local trains will change their design after Monday’s Mumbra incident, and the new look train will be ready by November 2025 and in public service by January 2026
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Four passengers were killed, and nine injured after falling off a moving local train between Mumbra and Diva. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Mumbai Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) suburban local trains will change their design after Monday’s Mumbra incident, and the new look train will be ready by November 2025 and in public service by January 2026 after tests and trials.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday met manufacturers Integral Coach Factory and finalised the new design with three key changes. First, the doors will have louvres (angled slats fixed or hung at doors, allow air or light to pass through). Second, coaches will have roof mounted ventilation units to pump in fresh air. And third, the coaches will have vestibules.
Ashwini Vaishnaw
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