Central Railway announces special night block on Mumbai Harbour Line; details here

The block is being implemented to facilitate the commissioning of a new Electronic Interlocking System at Vashi station. Representational pic

Central Railway has announced a special nighttime traffic block on the Harbour Line from the midnight of August 5/6 (Tuesday/Wednesday) to August 8/9 (Friday/Saturday). The block is being implemented to facilitate the commissioning of a new Electronic Interlocking System at Vashi station.

The blocks will be enforced each night from 10.45 pm to 3.45 am, affecting both UP and DOWN Harbour line services.

The complete details of the affected services are given below

Short-terminated UP trains:

Belapur-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) local at 8.54 pm will short-terminate at Vashi.

Belapur-CSMT local at 9.16 pm and Bandra-CSMT local at 10 pm will short-terminate at Wadala Road.

Panvel-Vashi locals at 10.50 pm and 11.32 pm will short-terminate at Nerul.

Short-originating DOWN trains

On August 5/6 & 6/7 (Tue/Wed & Wed/Thu):

Panvel locals from Wadala Road (5.06 am and 5.52 am) and CSMT (4.52 and 5.30 am) will instead start from Nerul.

CSMT-Goregaon local at 5.10 am will originate from Wadala Road.

On August 7/8 & 8/9 (Thu/Fri & Fri/Sat)

Only CSMT-Goregaon local at 5.10 am will originate from Wadala Road.

Cancelled services

UP Trains from Vashi

On August 5/6 & 6/7: Locals at 4.03 am, 4.15 am, 4.25 am, 4.37 am, 4.50 am, and 5.04 am will be cancelled.

On August 7/8 & 8/9: Locals at 4.03 am and 4.25 am will be cancelled.

DOWN Trains to Vashi

Locals departing CSMT at 9.50 pm, 10.14 pm, and 10.30 pm will be cancelled on all four nights of the block (August 5-9).

The Central Railway has appealed to all the Harbour line commuters to plan their travel accordingly during the block nights.

Mumbai: Central Railway's Kopar railway station finally gets mobile toilet

Following a report by mid-day in June - Kopar in Comma - which highlighted the lack of basic facilities at the Kopar Railway Station, visible improvements have started taking shape, most notably, the installation of a much-needed mobile toilet.

Kopar is a crucial junction between Diva and Dombivli on the Central Railway (CR) network. Until now, Kopar, which is a growing suburban interchange for Diva-Vasai and mainline commuters, had no toilet facility whatsoever, causing immense discomfort, especially to senior citizens and women. However, that changed on Sunday (August 3) after a mobile toilet was installed at the Dombivli West end of the station.

Speaking to mid-day, Station Manager Sanjay Gupta said, "Every day, passengers pleaded for a toilet. Constructing a permanent one would take time, so I requested KDMC's solid waste management department for a mobile unit but they refused, stating it's only meant for large events."

However, despite the refusal, Gupta didn't give up and he approached local MLA Ravindra Chavan, who immediately intervened and pushed the Kalyan Dombivili Municipal Corporation (KDMC) to act, and within 48 hours, a mobile toilet unit was arranged and installed.