Central Railway’s Mumbai Division will carry out a mega block on its suburban sections this Sunday, June 15, to facilitate essential engineering and maintenance works. Commuters are advised to plan their travel accordingly as several local train services will be affected during this period.

As per the statement issued by Central Railway’s Public Relations Department, the mega block will be implemented on the CSMT Mumbai–Vidyavihar Up and Down slow lines from 10:55 am to 3:55 pm. During this time, Down slow services departing from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Mumbai between 10:48 am and 3:45 pm will be diverted onto the Down fast line between CSMT and Vidyavihar, halting at Byculla, Parel, Dadar, Matunga, Sion and Kurla before returning to the Down slow line at Vidyavihar. Similarly, Up slow services departing from Ghatkopar between 10:19 am and 3:52 pm will run on the Up fast line between Vidyavihar and CSMT, stopping at Kurla, Sion, Matunga, Dadar, Parel and Byculla.

In addition, the Panvel–Vashi Up and Down Harbour lines will be blocked from 11:05 am to 4:05 pm, excluding the Port line. Consequently, Up Harbour line services for CSMT leaving Panvel from 10:33 am to 3:49 pm and Down Harbour line services to Panvel and Belapur leaving CSMT from 9:45 am to 3:12 pm will remain cancelled.