Thu, 5 Nov, 2026, 03:53 pm
Reported by Mid-Day
Central Railways Mumbai Division will operate a mega block on its Main and Harbour lines on Sunday to carry out essential engineering and maintenance work affecting local train services between Matunga and Mulund and Panvel and VashiOn the Main Line a block will be operated on both UP and DOWN Slow lines between Matunga and Mulund stations from 1105 am to 355 pm the Central Railway stated in a press release on ThursdayDuring this period DOWN Slow line services departing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT between 1014 am and 332 pm will be diverted to the DOWN Fast line between Matunga and Mulund These trains will halt at Sion Kurla Ghatkopar Vikhroli Bhandup and Mulund before being diverted back to the slow line at Mulund They will reach their destinations around 15 minutes behind scheduleSimilarly UP slow line services departing Thane between 1107 am and 351 pm will be diverted to the UP fast line at Mulund and run between Mulund and Matunga halting at Bhandup Vikhroli Ghatkopar Kurla and Sion The services will be diverted back to the UP slow line at Matunga and reach their destinations around 15 minutes behind scheduleAll UP and DOWN local trains departing from or arriving at CSMT between 11 am and 5 pm will reach their destinations around 15 minutes later than their scheduled arrival timesHarbour Line servicesOn the Harbour Line a block will be operated on both UP and DOWN lines between Panvel and Vashi stations excluding the PORT line from 1105 am to 405 pmUP Harbour line services towards CSMT departing Panvel between 1033 am and 349 pm and DOWN Harbour line services towards Belapur and Panvel departing CSMT between 945 am and 312 pm will remain cancelledOn the TransHarbour line UP services towards Thane departing Panvel between 1102 am and 353 pm and DOWN services towards Panvel departing Thane between 1001 am and 320 pm will also remain cancelledTo minimise inconvenience to passengers Central Railway will operate special local trains on the CSMTVashi section during the block periodTransHarbour line services will remain available between Thane and VashiNerul stations while PORT line services will continue to operate during the blockCentral Railway said the maintenance blocks were essential for infrastructure upkeep and passenger safety It has appealed to commuters to bear with the railway administration for the inconvenience caused
