Mega block to hit services on Main, Harbour lines today

In order to carry out the maintenance work on Sunday, the Central Railway (CR) has planned five-hour mega block on the Main and Harbour lines.

Sunil Udasi, Chief Public Relation Officer, CR said, “down fast/semi fast services leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus from 9.38 am to 2.54 pm will be diverted on down slow line between Matunga and Mulund stations halting at all stations between Sion and Mulund stations and will arrive destination 20 minutes behind schedule. Down fast trains beyond Thane will be re-diverted on down fast line from Mulund.”

“All up fast/semi fast services leaving Thane from 10.46 am to 3.19 pm will halt at Mulund, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar and Kurla stations in addition to their respective scheduled halts and will arrive destination 15 minutes behind schedule. All slow services arriving and leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai between 11.00 am and 5.00 pm will arrive destination 10 minutes behind schedule,” added Udasi.

All long distance trains leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai and Dadar during the block period will be diverted on Down slow line between Matunga and Mulund and will run 30 minutes behind schedule.

Down harbour line services to Vashi / Belapur /Panvel leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai/Vadala Road from 11.34 am to 4.47 pm and Dn Harbour line services to Bandra/Andheri/Goregaon leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus from 9.56 am to 4.43 pm will remain suspended.

Moreover, the Western Railway has planned jumbo block on Sunday to carry out maintenance work of tracks, signalling and overhead equipment, a jumbo block will be taken on Up & Down slow lines between Borivali and Naigaon stations from 11:00 am to 03:00 pm.