Mumbai local train update: No day block on Sunday, WR to operate night jumbo block

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The Western Railway (WR), in its Mumbai local train update, on Friday announced that there will be no day block on June 16 (Sunday) and it will operate a night block between Vasai Road and Bhayandar stations.

In an official statement, the Western Railway, in its Mumbai local train update, said that to carry out maintenance work of tracks, signaling and overhead equipment, a jumbo block will be taken on UP and Down Fast lines from 11.30 pm to 4.45 am between Vasai Road and Bhayandar stations in the intervening night of June 15 and June 16.

According to a press release issued by Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, during the block period, all Fast line trains will be operated on Slow line between Virar, Bhayandar and Borivali.

The Western Railway said, "there will be no block in day time over Western Railway Suburban section on June 16 (Sunday)."

Meanwhile, the WR has installed dynamic digital display boards on the side panels of a local train's coaches to "enhance train travel experience of Mumbaikars".

"This innovative feature will provide passengers with clear and immediate identification of the destination of the local train, which will ensure a more convenient and informed journey over the Mumbai Suburban network," said Vineet Abhishek, WR's new chief public relations officer, in a release on Thursday.

Eight digital displays, four on each side, have been fitted on one rake to provide a "panoramic view of crucial travel information", he said.

The release said that the digital displays will show train destinations in English, Hindi, and Marathi, toggling at an interval of three seconds. Besides this, these displays will also show if the train is fast or slow and has 12 cars or 15 cars.

Veenit Abhishek said the response from passengers has been positive and WR has planned to install the display boards on other rakes in the near future.

WR operates more than 1,300 suburban services daily and around 30 lakh commuters travel on its network spread between Churchgate in South Mumbai and Dahanu in Maharashtra's Palghar district.