Rajendra B. Aklekar rajendra. aklekar@ mid- day. com THE response to the air- conditioned train on Central Railway ( CR) is yet to improve, with just about 1,400 passengers booking tickets daily in the last few days.

Meanwhile, CRu2019s second AC local has already arrived and will be used as a spare train for this one, with the third one, too, now leaving the Chennai factory.