30 October,2026 05:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The block on the CSMT-Vidhyavihar UP and DOWN Slow lines will be in force from 10.55 am to 3.55 pm. Representational Pic
Central Railway will operate a mega block on the Mumbai suburban network on Sunday, November 1, to carry out engineering and maintenance work, affecting services on the Main and Trans-Harbour lines.
The block will be operated on the UP and DOWN Slow lines between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Vidhyavihar on the Main line, and on the UP and DOWN Trans-Harbour lines between Thane and Vashi/Nerul.
The block on the CSMT-Vidhyavihar UP and DOWN Slow lines will be in force from 10.55 am to 3.55 pm.
During this period, DOWN Slow line services departing CSMT between 10.48 am and 3.45 pm will be diverted to the DOWN Fast line between CSMT and Vidhyavihar. These trains will halt at Byculla, Parel, Dadar, Matunga, Sion and Kurla before being diverted back to the Down slow line at Vidhyavihar.
Similarly, UP Slow line services departing Ghatkopar between 10.19 am and 3.52 pm will be diverted to the UP Fast line between Vidhyavihar and CSMT. These trains will halt at Kurla, Sion, Matunga, Dadar, Parel and Byculla.
The block on the UP and DOWN Trans-Harbour lines between Thane and Vashi/Nerul will be in force from 11.10 am to 4.10 pm.
During this period, Trans-Harbour line services between Thane and Vashi/Nerul/Panvel will remain suspended.
DOWN Trans-Harbour services to Vashi, Nerul and Panvel departing Thane between 10.35 am and 4.07 pm will be cancelled.
Similarly, UP Trans-Harbour services to Thane departing Panvel, Nerul and Vashi between 10.25 am and 4.09 pm will remain cancelled.
Central Railway said Harbour line services between CSMT-Goregaon and CSMT-Panvel, as well as Port line services between Nerul/Belapur and Uran, will operate as per the regular Sunday timetable.
Passengers are advised to plan their journeys accordingly.
Central Railway will operate special traffic and power blocks during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, October 31 and November 1, to launch girders for a new foot overbridge (FOB) at the Kalyan end of Diva station.
The work will be carried out using road cranes between 1.10 am and 4.25 am on November 1 on the fifth and sixth lines between Mumbra and Dativali stations.
According to a press release issued by Central Railway on Friday, the block will affect the running of two express trains.
The 11099 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)-Madgaon Express, commencing its journey on November 1, will be rescheduled to depart at 4 am instead of its scheduled departure time of 12.45 am.
Meanwhile, the 12134 Mangaluru-CSMT Express will be regulated at Nilje station from 3.34 am to 4.25 am.
Passengers are advised to take note of the changes and plan their journeys accordingly, Central Railway appealed.
