A block will be taken on Saturday and Sunday for maintenance and repair of track, signal system, overhead wire and other engineering works on Central Railway. Block will be taken on Saturday night on the main line of Central Railway and day block on the Harbour line on Sunday. This block is likely to affect local commuters on Sunday. Locals will run untimely and arrive late at the desired station.
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Central Railway Main Line
Where: On the Matunga-Byculla Up and Down Expressway
When: Four hour block on Saturday from 12:35 pm to 4:35 am
Result: Up Mail / Express arriving at CSMT during the block period will be diverted to the Up Slow Line between Matunga and Byculla. Also, the express will be halted twice at platform number 3 at Dadar. Down Mail / Express will be diverted to down slow route between Matunga and Byculla. This express will stop twice at Dadar Flat No.1.
Harbour Line
When: On Kurla-Vashi Up and Down route
Where: Sunday from 11:10 am to 4:10 pm
Result: CSMT-Panvel / Belapur and Belapur-CSMT local services on Harbour route will be cancelled during the block period. Special local train will run between CSMT-Kurla during the block period. Also local service will be available between Thane-Vashi / Nerul stations during the block period.