Central Railway’s Mumbai Division will carry out a mega block on Sunday, affecting train services across the Main Line and Trans-Harbour Line. The block is scheduled to facilitate critical engineering and maintenance works between Vidyavihar and Thane and on the UP and Down Trans-Harbour Line between Thane and Vashi/Nerul.
A block will be operated on the 5th and 6th lines of the Main Line between Vidyavihar and Thane from 8 am to 1.30 pm.
The following DOWN trains will be diverted onto the DOWN fast line at Vidyavihar, then re-diverted at Thane, resulting in delays of 10–15 minutes:
11055 LTT–Gorakhpur Express
11061 LTT–Jaynagar Pawan Express
16345 LTT–Thiruvananthapuram Netravati Express
17222 LTT–Kakinada Express
Impact on UP Mail/Express Trains (CSMT-bound)
These trains will be diverted onto the UP fast line at Thane and are expected to arrive 10–15 minutes late:
11010 Pune–CSMT Sinhagad Express
12124 Pune–CSMT Deccan Queen
12126 Pune–CSMT Pragati Express
12140 Nagpur–CSMT Sevagram Express
22226 Solapur–CSMT Vande Bharat Express
12321 Howrah–CSMT Mail
11012 Dhule–CSMT Express
Impact on LTT-bound UP Trains:
These trains will be diverted via the UP fast line at Thane, then re-diverted to the 6th line at Vidyavihar:
13201 Rajgir–LTT Express
17221 Kakinada–LTT Express
12168 Banaras–LTT Superfast Express
12812 Hatia–LTT Express
Trans-Harbour Line Block:
Block Timing: 11:10 hrs to 16:10 hrs
Section affected: Thane–Vashi/Nerul (UP & DN lines)
All UP and DN Trans-Harbour services between Thane and Vashi/Nerul will remain suspended during this period.
Cancelled services:
DN services from Thane to Vashi/Nerul/Panvel: 10.35 am to 4.07 pm
UP services from Panvel/Nerul/Vashi to Thane: 10.25 am to 4.09 pm
CSMT platform 18 to remain closed for 80 days from October 1 for redevelopment work
Central Railway will impose a traffic and power block at platform number 18 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) from October 1 to December 19, as part of ongoing redevelopment work at the terminus being undertaken by the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA).
The 80-day block is required to carry out foundational work and construct safety barricades on the platform. During this period, all train operations from platform 18 will remain suspended until the work is completed and the platform is handed back for traffic use.
As a result, two express trains — Train no 12112 Amravati–CSMT Express and Train no 11002 Ballarshah–CSMT Nandigram Express — with journeys commencing on September 30, will be short-terminated at Dadar until further notice.
Central Railway has appealed to passengers for cooperation, noting that these blocks are crucial for long-term infrastructure upgrades.
