Central Railway will conduct special traffic and power blocks at Mumbai’s Kanjurmarg station on Saturday midnight to dismantle and de-launch the old ‘N-type’ truss girders of the foot overbridge (FOB) at the Kalyan end. The operation will be carried out using a 100-metric tonne (MT) road crane between Vikhroli and Bhandup stations on the Kurla-Kalyan section.
The block will be in effect from Saturday midnight to 5 am on Sunday on the UP and DOWN Slow, Fast, and 5th and 6th lines, excluding at Vikhroli and Mulund stations.
In view of this block, some Mumbai local train services have been cancelled. They are:
CSMT-Thane local departing at 11.38 pm on Saturday
Thane-Kurla local departing at 11.40 pm on Saturday
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-Thane local departing at 12.24 am on Sunday
Thane- CSMT local departing at 4.04 am on Sunday
Short-terminated services
Dombivli-CSMT local departing at 10.18 pm on Saturday will terminate at Thane
CSMT-Thane locals departing at 11 pm, 11.12 pm, 11.46 pm, and 11.55 pm will terminate at Kurla
Short-originating services
Thane-CSMT local departing at 4.16 am on Sunday will originate from Kurla at 4.42 am
Kurla-Titwala local departing Vidyavihar at 4.45 am on Sunday will originate from Thane at 5.09 am
Diversions
DOWN Slow trains will run on the DOWN Fast line, skipping Vidyavihar, Kanjurmarg, and Nahur stations
UP Slow trains will run on the UP Fast line, skipping Nahur, Kanjurmarg, and Vidyavihar stations
Central Railway said these blocks are being carried out for infrastructure maintenance and passenger safety and has appealed to commuters to plan their journeys accordingly.
Central Railway announces mega block on its main line on Sunday
The Central Railway, while sharing Mumbai local train updates, on Friday said that it will carry out a mega block on Sunday, October 19, 2025, for maintenance work.
An official statement said that to perform essential engineering and maintenance works the Mumbai division of Central Railway will operate a mega block.
“The block will affect Central Railway`s main line`s 5th and 6th tracks between Vidyavihar and Thane stations, from 8 am to 1:30 pm,” the statement said.
It said that several long-distance up and down Mail/Express trains will be diverted onto other lines, resulting in delays of 10 to 15 minutes.
The Central Railway shared the details of the affected trains due to the block.
The up trains diverted (Thane to Vidyavihar):
11010 Pune-CSMT Sinhagad Express
12124 Pune-CSMT Deccan Queen
13201 Patna-LTT Express train
17221 Kakinada-LTT Express
12126 Pune-CSMT Pragati Express
12140 Nagpur-CSMT Sevagram Express
22226 Solapur-CSMT Vande Bharat Express
12168 Banaras-LTT Express
12321 Howrah-CSMT Express
12812 Hatia-LTT Express
11012 Dhule-CSMT Express
Down trains diverted (Vidyavihar to Thane):
11055 LTT-Gorakhpur Godan Express
11061 LTT-Jaynagar Express
16345 LTT-Thiruvananthapuram Netravati Express
17222 LTT-Kakinada Port Express
Harbour Line trains to be affected:
No Harbour line trains will operate between CSMT and Chunabhatti/Bandra (down) from 11:40 am to 4:40 pm and Chunabhatti/Bandra and CSMT (up) from 11:10 am to 4:10 pm.
