WR to operate night block between Vasai Road and Virar station this weekend

Western Railway while sharing Mumbai local train updates on Friday said that it will operate a night block this weekend between Vasai Road and Virar railway stationIn an official statement the Western Railway said that to carry out maintenance work of tracks signaling and overhead equipment a jumbo block of four hours will be taken on UP and DOWN slow lines between Vasai Road and Virar station from 0015 hrs to 0415 hrs during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday 20th21st September 2025According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway Vineet Abhishek during the block period all Slow lines suburban trains will be run on fast lines between Vasai Road and Virar stationSome suburban trains will remain cancelled during the block Detailed information to this effect is available with concerned station masters the statement saidIt said that there will be no block in day over the Western Railway suburban section on Sunday September 21Western Railway restores halts of select trains at Surat station from October 10 ahead of festive seasonIn an another statement earlier this week the Western Railway announced the restoration of halts for several trains at Surat station effective from October 10 2025 to manage the anticipated surge in passenger traffic during the upcoming festive season including Durga Puja Diwali and Chhath PujaIn view of the upcoming festive season including Durga Puja Diwali and Chhath Puja a number of festival special trains will originate and terminate at Udhna station leading to a significant rise in passenger footfallA statement issued by Vineet Abhishek had said that the halts of certain UP and DOWN trains which were temporarily discontinued due to ongoing redevelopment work at Surat station will resume from the specified date until further noticeTrains to originate from Surat station instead of Udhna station1 Train No 22828 Surat ndash Puri SuperFast Express Journey commencing on JCO 14th October 20252 Train No 09065 Surat ndash Chhapra Clone Special JCO 13th October 20253 Train No 20925 Surat ndash Amravati SuperFast Express JCO 10th October 20254 Train No 13426 Surat ndash Malda Town Express JCO 13th October 20255 Train No 09117 Udhna ndash Subedarganj Special JCO 10th October 20256 Train No 05018 Udhna Mau Festival Special JCO 28th September 2025Trains to Terminate at Surat station instead of Udhna station1 Train No 22827 Puri ndash Surat SuperFast Express Journey commencing on JCO 12th October 20252 Train No 13425 Malda Town ndash Surat Weekly Express JCO 11th October 20253 Train No 09066 Chhapra ndash Surat Clone Special JCO 15th October 20254 Train No 20926 Amravati ndash Surat SuperFast Express JCO 10th October 20255 Train No 09118 Subederganj ndash Udhna Special JCO 11th October 20256 Train No 05017 Mau ndash Udhna Festival Special JCO 27th September 2025Western Railway has urged passengers to check detailed timings halts and train composition on the official portal wwwenquiryindianrailgovin