Western Railway, while sharing Mumbai local train updates, on Friday said that it will operate a night block between between Vasai Road and Bhayandar stations this weekend.
An official statement said that to carry out maintenance work of tracks, signaling and overhead equipment, a jumbo block will be taken on up fast line from 23:30 hrs to 03:00 hrs and on down fast line from 01:15 hrs to 04:45 hrs between Bhayandar and Vasai Road stations in the intervening night of Saturday/Sunday.
According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, Vineet Abhishek, during the block period, all fast line trains will be run on slow lines between Virar to Bhayandar/Borivali stations.
Some up and down suburban trains will remain cancelled during the block period. Detailed information will be available with concerned station masters, it said.
“There will be no jumbo block in the day time over Western Railway suburban section on Sunday, October 26,” an official said.
Meanwhile, the Central Railway, on Friday said that it will operate a mega block on its Trans-Harbour and Main Lines on Sunday.
An official statement said that the Mumbai division of Central Railway will operate mega block on its suburban sections carrying out various engineering and maintenance works on October 26 as under-
Main Line:
Matunga-Mulund up and down fast lines from 11.05 hrs to 15.45 hrs
Down fast line services leaving CSMT Mumbai from 10.36 hrs to 15.10 hrs will be diverted on down slow line at Matunga station halting as per their respective scheduled halts between Matunga and Mulund stations and will arrive destination 15 minutes behind schedule. Fast trains beyond Thane will be re-diverted on down fast line at Mulund station.
Up fast line services leaving Thane from 11.03 hrs to 15.38 hrs will be diverted on up slow line at Mulund station halting as per their respective schedule halts between Mulund and Matunga stations, will be re-diverted on up fast line at Matunga station and will arrive destination 15 minutes behind schedule
Trans-Harbour Line:
Up and down Trans-Harbour Line between Thane and Vashi/Nerul stations from 11.10 hrs to 16.10 hrs
Up and down Trans-Harbour line services will remain suspended between Vashi / Nerul and Thane stations during the block period.
Down line services for Vashi / Nerul / Panvel leaving Thane from 10.35 hrs to 16.07 hrs and
Up line services for Thane leaving Panvel / Nerul / Vashi from 10.25 hrs to 16.09 hrs will remain cancelled.
“The maintenance mega blocks are essential for infrastructure upkeep and safety. Passengers are requested to bear with the administration for the inconvenience caused,” said the official statement.
