The Western Railway, which runs the country's first fully air-conditioned suburban train, has earned a record income of Rs 1.84 crore from this service in April alone, an official said on Saturday.
The WR attributes this sharp increase in earnings to the rise in mercury levels.
"Ever since the AC local started running on December 25, 2017, this has been its highest (month-wise) earning. The total revenue it has earned in the last 16 months till April 30 is almost Rs 24 crore," an official said.
Chief spokesperson of the WR, Ravinder Bhakar, said, "The AC local's maximum earning of Rs 1.84 crore came in April with approximately 4.47 lakh commuters traveling in that month. Before that, the highest earnings of Rs 1.82 crore and Rs 1.68 crore were registered in October and May 2018 respectively."