WR, CR Announces Mega Block; Check List of Trains To Be Affected

Mumbai Division of Central Railway (CR) will operate Mega Block o­n its suburban sections carrying out various engineering and maintenance works o­n 20.08.2023 as under:

Matunga-Mulund Up and Dn fast lines from 11.05 am to 3.55 pm

Dn fast line services leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai from 10.25 am to 3.35 pm will be diverted o­n Dn slow line between Matunga and Mulund stations halting as per their respective scheduled halts and fast trains beyond Thane will be re-diverted o­n Dn fast line and will arrive destination 15 minutes behind schedule.

Up fast line services leaving Thane from 10.50 am to 3.46 pm will be diverted o­n Up slow line between Mulund and Matunga halting as per their scheduled halts and will be re-diverted o­n Up fast line and will arrive at destination 15 minutes behind schedule.

Kurla - Vashi Up and Dn harbour line from 11.10 am to 4.10 pm

Dn Harbour line services to Panvel/Belapur leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai from 10.34 am to 3.36 pm and Up Harbour line services towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai leaving Belapur from 10.16 am to 3.47 pm will remain cancelled.

Special suburban trains will run o­n Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai – Kurla section during the block period.

Harbour line services will be available between Thane-Vashi/Nerul stations from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm during the block period.

Passengers are requested to bear with the Railway Administration for the inconvenience caused due to this maintenance block.

To carry out maintenance work of tracks, signalling & overhead equipment, a jumbo block of four hours will be taken o­n UP Slow lines & DOWN Fast lines between Borivali and Bhayandar station from 00:40 hrs to 04:40 hrs o­n Sunday, 20th August, 2023.

According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer, Sumit Thakur of Western Railway, during the block period, all UP Slow line trains will be operated o­n UP Fast lines between Virar/ Vasai Road to Borivali and all DOWN Fast line trains will be operated o­n DOWN Slow lines between Goregoan to Vasai Road / Virar station.

Detailed information to this effect is available in concerned Station Master’s office.

Therefore, there will be NO BLOCK IN DAY TIME over Western Railway suburban section o­n this Sunday, 20th August, 2023.