Mumbai local train updates: Mega block on CR suburban sections on Sunday

Mumbai local train updates Central Railwayrsquos Mumbai Division Friday announced a mega block on its suburban sections to facilitate various engineering and maintenance works on Sunday November 12 2023 a press release issued by Central Railway saidThe mega block will affect services on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT to Vidyavihar Up amp Down slow lines from 1055 am to 355 pm it saidDiversions and HaltsDown slow services leaving CSMT from 1048 am to 349 pm will be diverted on the Down fast line between CSMT and Vidyavihar stations Trains will halt at Byculla Parel Dadar Matunga Sion and Kurla stations then rediverted on the Down slow lineUp slow services leaving Ghatkopar from 1041 am to 352 pm will be diverted on the Up fast line between Vidyavihar and CSMT halting at Kurla Sion Matunga Dadar Parel and Byculla stationsHarbour Line DisruptionsCSMT to ChunabhattiBandra Down Harbour line will be affected from 1140 am to 440 pmChunabhattiBandra to CSMT Up Harbour line will be affected from 1110 am to 410 pmDuring the block period Down Harbour line services to VashiBelapurPanvel and BandraGoregaon will be suspended Up Harbour line services from PanvelBelapurVashi and GoregaonBandra will also be suspended However special services will operate between Panvel and Kurla Platform No8 during the block periodAlso read Mumbai local train updates No day block on Sunday Western Railway to operate night jumbo blockHarbour line passengers are allowed to travel via Main Line and Western Railway from 1000 am to 600 pm during the block periodMeanwhile the Western Railway on Friday said that there will be a no day block on Sunday and it will operate a night block between Churchgate and Mumbai Central Local stationsIn an official statement the Western Railway said that to carry out maintenance work of tracks overhead and signalling equipment a jumbo block of four hours will be taken on up and down fast lines between Churchgate and Mumbai Central Local station from 0015 hrs to 0415 hrs on Sunday 12th November 2023According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway during the block period all fast line trains will be operated on Slow line between Churchgate and Mumbai Central Local Some suburban trains will remain cancelled during the block Detailed information to this effect is available with concerned Station MastersThe Western Railway said there will be no block in the day time over Western Railway Suburban Section on this Sunday 12th November 2023Meanwhile Owing to their popularity and commutersrsquo growing demand Western Railway has decided to increase the number of AC local trains in the Mumbai Suburban RailwayWith the introduction of 17 new services the total number of AC trains will now rise from 79 to 96 To meet the demand of passengers on the Dahanu line a pair of Dahanu Road to Andheri local trains is being extended to ChurchgateldquoFor the benefit of passengers and to reduce crowding 17 more AC services are being augmented over Western Railway There will be no change in the total number of services that is the count is 1394 services including the 96 AC local train servicesrdquo WR Chief Public Relations Officer Sumit Thakur says Thakur adds that of the additional 17 services being introduced nine are in the direction of Churchgate while eight are in Virarrsquos directionThere has been a substantial rise in the number of commuters traveling by AC local trains Hence for the benefit of passengers and to ease the crowd 17 more AC services are being augmented over WR These services will run as AC services from Monday to Friday and will run as non AC services on Saturday amp Sunday