Suburban, long-distance trains disrupted due to track crack at Vaitarna station

Commuters on the Western Railway experienced major disruptions on Tuesday due to a crack detected on the railway track at Vaitarna railway stationA crack appeared on the upline track heading towards Mumbai affecting longdistance trains approaching the city As the issue was identified in time a major accident was averted The railway administration has undertaken the task of replacing the damaged trackLongdistance trains from Gujarat have been halted at other railway stations in Palghar district Currently trains on the upline are running at a slow speedMeanwhile the Western Railway said that the Mumbai suburban local trains and longdistance trains were running late by 1520 minutes due to a technical failure at Vaitarna railway stationWRs Mumbai Suburban local trains and longdistance trains entering Mumbai are running late by 1520 minutes late due to technical failure at Vaitarna Station Western Railway said in a post on X while sharing an update on the Mumbai local train updateA technical failure occurred at Vaitarna on the UP line at 730 AM Operations returned to normal by 800 AM Mail express trains towards Mumbai were delayed by 20 to 30 minutes the Western Railway CPRO said while sharing an update on the Mumbai local train updateWestern Railway announces major block on January 2426 impacting servicesWestern Railway has announced major blocks on the nights of 24th25th January 2025 FridaySaturday and 25th26th January 2025 SaturdaySunday for the rebuilding of the southern abutment of Bridge No 20 located between Mahim and Bandra stations The blocks will necessitate significant alterations to train schedules on these datesThe blocks will be as follows24th25th January 2025 From 2300 hrs to 0830 hrs on UP amp Down Slow lines and 0030 hrs to 0630 hrs on the Down Fast line25th26th January 2025 From 2300 hrs to 0830 hrs on UP amp Down Slow and Down Fast lines and from 2300 hrs to 0730 hrs on the UP Fast lineAccording to a press release issued by Shri Vineet Abhishek Chief Public Relations Officer Western Railway the execution of this critical work will impact suburban and longdistance services The detailed repercussions are as followsImpact on Suburban Services ndash 24th25th January 2025 FridaySaturdayThe last Slow service towards Virar will depart from Churchgate at 2358 hrsAll Slow services departing Churchgate after 2300 hrs on Friday will operate on the Fast line between Mumbai Central and Santacruz bypassing stops at Mahalaxmi Lower Parel Prabhadevi Matunga Road Mahim and Khar RoadSimilarly after 2300 hrs Slow services departing from Virar Bhayandar and Borivali will operate on the Fast line between Santacruz and Mumbai Central skipping the same intermediate stationsServices between Churchgate and Dadar will run on Fast lines during the block periodSelect services between Goregaon and Bandra on Western amp Central Railways will operate on Harbour linesOn the morning of 25th January Slow and Fast services originating from Virar Nallasopara Vasai Road Bhayandar and Borivali will run only up to AndheriThe first Fast train service for Churchgate after the block will depart Virar at 0547 hrs reaching Churchgate at 0705 hrsThe first Down Fast line service postblock will depart from Churchgate at 0614 hrsThe first Down Slow line service postblock will leave Churchgate at 0803 hrsOn FridaySaturday approximately 127 suburban services will be cancelled and 60 services will be partially cancelledImpact on Suburban Services ndash 25th26th January 2025 SaturdaySundayDuring the block services between Churchgate and Dadar will operate on Fast linesBoth Slow and Fast services originating from Virar Nallasopara Vasai Road Bhayandar and Borivali will terminate at Andheri during the block periodSelect services between Goregaon and Bandra on Western amp Central Railways will be diverted to Harbour linesThe last local train on the UP Fast line will be the VirarChurchgate service departing Virar at 2207 hrs while the last service on the UP Slow line will be the BorivaliChurchgate train departing Borivali at 2222 hrsThe last local train on the Down Fast line will be the ChurchgateBorivali service leaving Churchgate at 2233 hrs while the last Down Slow line train will be the ChurchgateBhayandar service departing Churchgate at 2226 hrsThese services will be extended to VirarThe first train after the block on the Down Fast line will depart from Churchgate for Virar at 0835 hrs while the first train on the Down Slow line will be a ChurchgateBorivali service departing at the same timeOn the UP Fast line the first service after the block will be the VirarChurchgate train departing Virar at 0738 hrs and the first service on the UP Slow line will depart Virar at 0735 hrsOn SaturdaySunday approximately 150 suburban services will be cancelled and 90 services will be partially cancelledCancellation of longdistance trains12267 Mumbai CentralndashHapa Duronto Express 25th January 202512268 HapaMumbai Central Duronto Express 26th January 202512227 Mumbai CentralndashIndore Duronto Express 25th January 202512228 IndoreMumbai Central Duronto Express 26th January 2025Short terminationorigination of trains09052 BhusavalndashDadar Special 25th January 2025 ndash Short terminates at Borivali12927 DadarndashEkta Nagar Superfast Express 25th January 2025 ndash Short originates from Borivali19003 DadarndashBhusaval Khandesh Express 26th January 2025 ndash Short originates from Borivali19015 DadarndashPorbandar Saurashtra Express 26th January 2025 ndash Short originates from Borivali22946 OkhandashMumbai Central Saurashtra Mail 25th January 2025 ndash Short terminates at Borivali12902 AhmedabadndashDadar Gujarat Mail 25th January 2025 ndash Short terminates at Palghar59024 ValsadndashMumbai Central Passenger 26th January 2025 ndash Short terminates at Borivali59045 Mumbai CentralndashVapi Passenger 26th January 2025 ndash Short originates from Borivali12904 AmritsarndashMumbai Central Golden Temple Mail 24th January 2025 ndash Short terminates at Andheri19016 PorbandarndashDadar Saurashtra Express 24th January 2025 ndash Short terminates at BorivaliRescheduling and regulation of trains20901 Mumbai CentralndashGandhinagar Vande Bharat Express 25th January ndash Rescheduled to 0615 hrs20901 Mumbai CentralndashGandhinagar Vande Bharat Express 26th January ndash Rescheduled to 0815 hrs22953 Mumbai CentralndashAhmedabad Gujarat Superfast Express 25th January ndash Rescheduled to 0640 hrs22953 Mumbai CentralndashAhmedabad Gujarat Superfast Express 26th January ndash Rescheduled to 0815 hrs12928 Ekta NagarndashDadar Express 25th January ndash Rescheduled to 2325 hrs14707 LalgarhndashDadar Ranakpur Express 25th January ndash Rescheduled to 1000 hrs12962 IndorendashMumbai Central Avantika Express 25th January ndash Rescheduled to 1940 hrs12956 JaipurndashMumbai Central Superfast Express 25th January ndash Rescheduled to 1630 hrs12268 HapandashMumbai Central Duronto Express 25th January ndash Regulated by 4550 minutes12952 New DelhindashMumbai Central Rajdhani Express 25th January ndash Regulated by 2025 minutes