Brace for five-hour mega block between CSMT and Vidyavihar on Slow lines this Sunday; details here

UP Slow services departing Ghatkopar between 10.19 am and 3.52 pm will be diverted to the UP Fast line between Vidyavihar and CSMT, with halts at Kurla, Sion, Matunga, Dadar, Parel, and Byculla stations. Representational pic

Central Railway will operate a mega block on its Mumbai suburban network on Sunday to undertake engineering and maintenance works, affecting services on the Main and Harbour lines.

According to Central Railway, the block will be carried out on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-Vidyavihar UP and DOWN Slow lines on the Main line from 10.55 am to 3.55 pm.

During this period, DOWN Slow services departing CSMT between 10.48 am and 3.45 pm will be diverted to the DOWN Fast line between CSMT and Vidyavihar, halting at Byculla, Parel, Dadar, Matunga, Sion, and Kurla stations before being re-diverted to the DOWN Slow line at Vidyavihar.

Similarly, UP Slow services departing Ghatkopar between 10.19 am and 3.52 pm will be diverted to the UP Fast line between Vidyavihar and CSMT, with halts at Kurla, Sion, Matunga, Dadar, Parel, and Byculla stations.

Harbour line services to remain suspended during block

On the Harbour line, the DOWN line block between CSMT and Chunabhatti/Bandra will be in force from 11.40 am to 4.40 pm, while the UP line block between Chunabhatti/Bandra and CSMT will remain in place from 11.10 am to 4.10 pm.

DOWN Harbour services to Vashi, Belapur, and Panvel departing CSMT between 11.16 am and 4.47 pm, as well as services to Bandra and Goregaon leaving CSMT between 10.48 am and 4.43 pm, will remain suspended.

UP Harbour services for CSMT departing Panvel, Belapur, and Vashi between 9.53 am and 3.20 pm, along with services from Goregaon and Bandra between 10.45 am and 5.13 pm, will also remain suspended.

To minimise inconvenience, Central Railway will operate special train services between Panvel and Kurla (Platform 8) at a frequency of 20 minutes during the block period.

Harbour line passengers will also be permitted to travel via the Main line and Western Railway between 10 am and 6 pm during the block.

Central Railway said the maintenance block is essential for infrastructure upkeep and passenger safety and appealed to commuters to bear with the inconvenience.