10 May,2024 04:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The Western Railway, while sharing Mumbai local train updates, on Friday said that it will carry out jumbo block between Santacruz and Goregaon railway stations on Sunday.
The Western Railway said that to carry out maintenance work of tracks, signaling and overhead equipment, a jumbo block of five hours will be taken on up and down slow lines between Santacruz and Goregaon stations from 10.00 hrs to 15.00 hrs on Sunday, 12th May, 2024.
According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur - Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, during the block period, all Slow line suburban trains will be operated on Fast line between Santacruz and Goregaon stations.
All slow suburban services will not halt at Vile Parle station due to inadequate length of platform and Ram Mandir station due to non-availability of platform on the fast lines. However services will be available at Vile Parle and Ram Mandir stations on the harbour lines, the Western Railway said.
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Some suburban trains will remain cancelled during the block and also some of the Borivali and Andheri trains will be worked upto Goregaon on harbour lines, it said.
"Detailed information to this effect is available with concerned Station Masters," the Western Railway said.
Some trains to be affected due to WR's night block on weekend
The Western Railway, while sharing Mumbai local train updates, on Thursday said that it will carry out night block between Churchgate and Marine Lines railway stations on the weekend.
In an official statement, the Western Railway's Mumbai division said, a major block of three hours will be undertaken during the intervening night of 11th/12th May, 2024 (Saturday/Sunday) from 01.10 hrs to 04.10 hrs for De-launching of main girders of Wankhede Foot Over Bridge (North) between Churchgate and Marine Lines stations. Due to this work, few Mumbai Suburban trains will be short terminated.
According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur - Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of these trains are as under:-
Repercussions on Mumbai Suburban Trains services on 11th & 12th May, 2024:-
Trains partially cancelled between Mumbai Central - Churchgate:-
1. Train No. 91014 Borivali - Churchgate local departing Borivali at 00.10 hrs. of 12th May, 2024 will be short terminated at Mumbai Central.
2. Train No. 91018 Virar - Churchgate local departing Virar at 23.49 hrs. of 11th May, 2024 will be short terminated at Mumbai Central.
3. Train No. 91020 Borivali - Churchgate local departing Borivali at 00.30 hrs. of 12th May, 2024 hrs will be short terminated at Mumbai Central.
4. Train No. 91024 Virar - Churchgate local departing Virar at 00.05 hrs. of 12th May, 2024 hrs. will be short terminated at Mumbai Central.
5. Train No. 90011 Churchgate - Virar first local departing Churchgate at 04.15 hrs. of 12th May, 2024 hrs. will remain partially cancelled between Churchgate-Mumbai Central and will depart from Mumbai Central at 04.25 hrs.
6. Train No. 90015 Churchgate - Borivali local departing Churchgate at 04.18 hrs. of 12th May, 2024 hrs. will remain partially cancelled between Churchgate - Mumbai Central and will depart from Mumbai Central at 04.28 hrs.
7. Train No. 91012 Virar - Churchgate departing Virar at 23.30 hrs. of 11th May, 2024, will arrive Churchgate at 01.10 hrs. This will be the last local to run from Virar up to Churchgate on 11th May, 2024.
