Local train halted over faulty A/C

Mumbai: A section of commuters travelling in the Churchgate-bound AC suburban train pulled the chain and brought the local to a halt at Andheri station on Friday morning after finding that the air-conditioning was “not functioning”. The passengers of some coaches of the VirarChurchgate local train said they experienced suffocation and sweating due to the nonfunctioning AC. “Ever since the local train left Borivali station, we found that the coach was not cooling. Initially we thought that the AC would start soon. But despite crossing few stations on the way, there was no sign of it,” a passenger said. “Since the doors of the coaches of this particular local have to be kept shut for air-conditioning, there was no ventilation, which led to suffocation and sweating. When it became unbearable, we pulled the chain and made the local stop,” he added.