Central Railway’s Mumbai division, while sharing Mumbai local train updates, on Friday said that it will carry out a mega block on its suburban sections on Sunday, November 9, 2025, for essential engineering and maintenance work.
According to an official statement, on the main line, fast line services between Matunga and Mulund will be affected. Down fast trains leaving CSMT between 10:36 hrs and 15:10 hrs will be diverted to the down slow line at Matunga, halting at scheduled stations and arriving 15 minutes late.
Similarly, up fast trains leaving Thane between 11:03 hrs and 15:38 hrs will be diverted to the up slow line at Mulund, halting at stations en route and arriving 15 minutes late.
On the Harbour Line, up and down services between Kurla and Vashi from 11:10 hrs to 16:10 hrs will be affected. Down Harbour Line services to Vashi, Belapur, and Panvel from 10:34 hrs to 15:36 hrs, and up services from Panvel, Belapur, and Vashi from 10:17 hrs to 15:47 hrs will be cancelled, it said.
Special suburban trains will run between CSMT-Kurla and Panvel-Vashi during the block period. Passengers may travel between Thane and Vashi/Nerul stations from 10:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs.
Central Railway has urged passengers to plan their journeys in advance and bear with the temporary inconvenience, stressing that these blocks are essential for infrastructure upkeep and safety.
In an another statement on Thursday, the Central Railway said that it will operate special night traffic and power blocks between Kalyan and Badlapur for the launching and de-launching of a Foot Over Bridge (FOB) from November 7 to 9.
The block will be in place from 1.50 am to 3.20 am, officials said on Thursday.
During the block period, several long-distance and suburban services will be affected.
Suburban train services between Kalyan and Karjat will remain suspended during the block. The affected services include the CSMT–Ambernath (A1) local departing at 12.02 am and the Ambernath–CSMT (A66) local leaving at 10.15 pm, both of which have been cancelled. The CSMT–Karjat (S1) local at 12.12 am will be short-terminated at Thane, while the Karjat–CSMT (S2) local at 2.30 am will originate from Thane at 4 am, the release stated.
