Mumbai: Western Railway to operate mega block between Santacruz and Goregaon on Sunday

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Mumbai local train services are likely to be affected on Sunday as the Western Railway will be operating a jumbo block on February 23, the Western Railway said on Friday.

In an official statement by 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 fast lines between Santacruz and Goregaon stations.

The jumbo block will be operated from 10.00 hrs to 15.00 hrs on Sunday, the Western Railway said in the statement.

According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur -Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, during the block period, suburban services will be operated on Slow lines between Santacruz and Goregaon stations.

The press release further said that some of Borivali trains will run up to Goregaon station and some suburban trains will remain cancelled during the block.

"Detailed information to this effect is available with concerned station masters," the Western Railway said.

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Central Railways mega block on Feb 26

Meanwhile, the Central Railway on Friday said that it will operate Mega Block on its suburban sections for carrying out various engineering and maintenance works on February 26 on Matunga - Mulund Up and Down Slow Lines From 11.00 am To 3.55 pm.

Down slow line services leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai from 10.14 am to 3.18 pm will be diverted on Down fast line between Matunga and Mulund stations and will halt at Sion, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup and Mulund stations. Further will be re-diverted on proper slow line at Mulund station and will arrive destination 15 minutes later than scheduled arrival.

Up slow line services leaving Thane from 10.58 am to 3.59 pm will be diverted on Up fast line between Mulund and Matunga and will halt at Mulund, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar, Kurla and Sion stations. Further will be re-diverted on proper Up slow line and will arrive destination 15 minutes later than scheduled arrival.

Panvel- Vashi Up and Down harbour lines from 11.05 am to 4.05 pm
(Excluding Belapur/Nerul-Kharkopar line)

Up Harbour line services towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai leaving Panvel from 10.33 am to 3.49 pm and Down Harbour line services to Panvel/Belapur leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai from 9.45 am to 3.12 pm will remain cancelled.

Up Transharbour line services towards Thane leaving Panvel from 11.02 am to 3.53 pm and Down Transharbour line services towards Panvel leaving Thane from 10.01 am to 3.20 pm will remain cancelled.

Special local trains will run on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai - Vashi section during the block period.

Transharbour line services will be available between Thane-Vashi/Nerul stations during the block period.

Local train services between Belapur - Kharkopar and Nerul - Kharkopar will run as per schedule during the block period.

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

Traffic Blocks for Maintenance work on Vangani-Neral Down Line

In an another press release, the Central Railway said that its Mumbai Division will operate a special traffic block for working of Engineering machines (BCM, Duomatic and DGS) in Down Line between Vangani and Neral stations on from the midnight of 24.02.2023/25.02.2023 to 03.03.2023/04.03.2023 from 01.50 am to 04.50 am (3 hours). The details are as under:

Running pattern of suburban trains on all 7 days

Karjat Local leaving from CSMT at 00.24 hrs will be short terminated at Badlapur

CSMT Local leaving from Karjat at 02.33 hrs will run from Badlapur

Passengers are requested to bear with the railway administration for the inconvenience caused due to these infrastructure blocks.