Mumbai Local News: 24 hours Infrastructure Block on Kalva - Diva Slow corridor

Central Railways will operate a special infrastructure block on Up and Down slow lines between Kalva and Diva for cut and connection of newly laid slow line with existing slow lines for diversion in connection with Thane - Diva 5th and 6th lines.

By Mumbai Live TeamTransport

Mumbai

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The 24 hrs block will be operated on Up and Dn slow lines from 02.00 AM of Sunday, January 2 to 02.00 AM of Monday, January 3. The timings mentioned are in a 24 hour format.

The block will be operated on Up and Dn slow lines from 02.00 hrs of Sunday, January 2 to 02.00 hrs of Monday, January 3. Due to this, the train running pattern will be as under:

Suburban Services:

Up slow / semi-fast services to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus leaving Kalyan from 23.52 hrs on Saturday, January 1 to 23.52 hrs on Sunday, January 2 will be diverted on Up fast line between Kalyan and Mulund skipping halt at Thakurli, Kopar, Mumbra, Kalva stations and further re-diverted on Up slow line at Mulund station and arrive destination 10 minutes behind schedule
Down slow/semi-fast services from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus leaving Mulund at 05.05 hrs on Sunday, January 2 to 01.15 hrs on Monday, January 3 will be diverted on Down fast line between Mulund and Kalyan stations skipping halt at Kalva, Mumbra, Kopar, Thakurli stations and arrive destination 10 minutes behind schedule.
Suburban services will not be available at Kalva, Mumbra, Kopar and Thakurli stations during the block period.
Passengers boarding from Kalva, Mumbra, Kopar and Thakurli stations are advised to board trains from Thane, Diva, Dombivali and Kalyan respectively.
Railway Administration has arranged to run buses in coordination with Municipal Transport Undertakings for the benefit of passengers.
Dombivli Originating / terminating locals will not be available during the entire block period.
During the block period, slow line locals will halt on fast line platforms at Thane, Dombivli and Diva.
“After the block Up and Down slow line services will run via newly laid Up and Down slow line through rail fly over and will halt at the new platform of Mumbra station.”