11 July,2026 02:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Central Railway said the maintenance works are necessary for infrastructure upkeep and operational safety. File Pic
Central Railway will undertake a mega block on its Main and Harbour suburban corridors on Sunday, July 12, to carry out essential engineering and maintenance works, officials said.
The block will be implemented between CSMT and Vidyavihar on the UP and DOWN slow lines of the Main line, and between CSMT and Chunabhatti/Bandra on the UP and DOWN Harbour lines.
According to Central Railway, the mega block on the CSMT-Vidyavihar UP and DOWN slow lines will be in effect 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 rejoining the 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 scheduled halts at Kurla, Sion, Matunga, Dadar, Parel and Byculla stations.
On the Harbour line, the DOWN corridor between CSMT and Chunabhatti/Bandra will remain blocked from 11.40 am to 4.40 pm, while the UP corridor between Chunabhatti/Bandra and CSMT will be blocked from 11.10 am to 4.10 pm.
As a result, Harbour line services towards Vashi, Belapur and Panvel departing CSMT between 11.16 am and 4.47 pm will remain suspended. Services towards Bandra and Goregaon leaving CSMT between 10.48 am and 4.43 pm will also be cancelled.
In the UP direction, services for CSMT departing Panvel, Belapur and Vashi between 9.53 am and 3.20 pm, and trains leaving Goregaon and Bandra between 10.45 am and 5.13 pm, will remain suspended.
To minimise inconvenience, Central Railway will operate special services between Panvel and Kurla (Platform No. 8) at a frequency of every 20 minutes during the block period.
Passengers travelling on the Harbour Line will also be permitted to use Main Line and Western Railway services between 10 am and 6 pm.
Central Railway said the maintenance works are necessary for infrastructure upkeep and operational safety, and appealed to commuters to cooperate and plan their journeys accordingly.
