Commuters want more local trains to Lonavla, Daund

PUNE: Frequent commuters traveling on Lonavla and Daund routes have urged the railway administration to increase the number of coaches to local trains and shuttles. The passengers said that existing rakes were proving inadequate to cater to the increased number of passengers.
Local trains to Lonavla run with 12 coaches, while shuttles to Daund are running with 10 to 12 coaches.Commuters on both the routes want augmentation of at least a couple of coaches to existing rakes.
Tushar Pawar, who frequently travels on Daund route said that if the administration is not in a position to run additional trains, it should give a serious thought to making a provision of additional coaches in existing trains. Hundreds of passengers daily face heavy rush in trains because of space crunch, Pawar said.
Vishal Shah, who runs small workshop in Pimpri said that morning and evening locals to Lonavla must run with additional coaches. He pointed out that most local trains in Mumbai are running with 15 coaches and wondered why similar policy is not being adopted by the administration in Pune. Authorities can easily replace existing 12-coach rakes with 15-coach rake, Shah said.
Commuters also want the administration to increase frequency of local trains between Pune and Talegaon during rush hours. Trains are running at every one hour to Talegaon/Lonavla. Commuters want trains at every half hour during morning and evening hours.