04 September,2026 08:59 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
All Titwala-bound suburban services will be extended to Asangaon, while services originating from Titwala will originate from Asangaon until midnight of September 11-12. Representational pic
The Central Railway will operate special traffic and power blocks at Titwala in Thane district for three consecutive nights from Friday, September 4, to Monday, September 7, as part of work to extend the platform to accommodate 15-car rakes. Several Mumbai locals as well as Mail and Express train services will be disrupted during the block period.
The blocks are part of a 15-day programme being undertaken from midnight of August 28-29 to midnight of September 11-12, with blocks of five to six hours every midnight.
For the current phase, the block will be operated from midnight to 5 am on the nights of September 4-5, September 5-6 and September 6-7 on the UP and DOWN North East lines.
Suburban services will not be available between Titwala and Kasara during the block period. All Titwala-bound suburban services will be extended to Asangaon, while services originating from Titwala will originate from Asangaon until midnight of September 11-12.
The following DOWN suburban services will be cancelled:
The following UP suburban services will also be cancelled:
The CSMT-Titwala locals departing CSMT at 11.16 pm and 11.42 pm will be short-terminated at Thane.
The Titwala-CSMT locals scheduled to depart Titwala at 3.56 am and 4.32 am will instead short-originate from Thane at 4.44 am and 5.19 am, respectively.
Last and first locals during the block
On the nights of September 4-5, September 5-6, and September 6-7, the last local before the block for Kasara on the DOWN North East line will depart CSMT at 9.32 pm.
The last local for Titwala on the DOWN North East line will depart CSMT at 9.20 pm.
On the UP North East line, the last local for CSMT will depart Kasara at 10 pm, while the last local for Thane will depart Asangaon at 11.08 pm.
After the block, the first local for Kasara on the DOWN North East line will depart CSMT at 4.19 am.
The first local for CSMT on the UP North East line will depart Kasara at 4.59 am and Titwala at 5.11 am.
The CSMT-Titwala AC local departing CSMT at 6.30 am and the Dadar-Titwala AC service departing Dadar at 3.33 pm will run only up to Thane.
The following CSMT-Titwala services will also run up to Thane:
Services departing CSMT at 11.24 am, 1.42 pm, 11.16 pm, and 11.42 pm
The following CSMT-Titwala services will run only up to Kalyan:
Services departing CSMT at 9.27 am and 7.46 pm
The following Up services will originate from Thane:
The following Up services will originate from Kalyan:
Titwala-CSMT locals at 10.36 am and 8.55 pm
Several Mail and Express trains will also be rescheduled during the block period.
The 12141 LTT-Patliputra Express, with journey commencing on September 4, 5, and 6, will be rescheduled to depart LTT at 4.15 am.
The 11057 CSMT-Amritsar Express, with journey commencing on September 4, 5, and 6, will be rescheduled to depart CSMT at 4 am.
The 22177 CSMT-Banaras Mahanagri Express, with journey commencing on September 5, 6, and 7, will be rescheduled to depart CSMT at 4.15 am.
The 22538 LTT-Gorakhpur Kushinagar Express, with journey commencing on September 5, 6, and 7, will be rescheduled to depart LTT at 4.45 am.
The 12879 LTT-Bhubaneswar Express, with journey commencing on September 5, will be rescheduled to depart LTT at 4.30 am.
The 12811 LTT-Hatia Express, with journey commencing on September 6 and 7, will be rescheduled to depart LTT at 4.30 am.
Several trains will be regulated at different locations on the Mumbai Division.
At Vasind, between 2 am and 5 am:
11048 Gorakhpur-Dadar Express on September 5 and 7
11044 Ballia-Dadar Express on September 6
At Atgaon, between 2.30 am and 4.55 am:
12102 Shalimar-LTT Janeshwari Express on September 5
15181 Mau-LTT Express on September 7
At Khardi, between 2.35 am and 4.55 am:
18030 Shalimar-LTT Express on September 5, 6 and 7
At Kasara, between 2.20 am and 5 am:
12810 Howrah-CSMT Mail on September 5, 6 and 7
At Igatpuri, between 2 am and 4.55 am:
20104 Gorakhpur-LTT Express on September 5, 6 and 7
11203 Nagpur-Madgaon Express on September 6
11032 Alipurduar-Panvel Amrit Bharat Express on September 5
12132 Sainagar Shirdi-Dadar Express on September 7
These trains may reach 30-40 minutes late
The following trains are expected to arrive at their destinations 30 to 40 minutes late during the block period from September 4-5 to September 6-7:
17058 Lingampalli-CSMT Devgiri Express
12618 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangaladweep Express
12138 Firozpur-CSMT Punjab Mail
12290 Nagpur-CSMT Duronto Express
12262 Howrah-CSMT Duronto Express
12154 Rani Kamlapati-LTT Express
Bhusaval Division services to be regulated
The following trains will be suitably regulated on the Bhusaval Division during the block period:
11002 Ballarshah-CSMT Nandigram Express
12112 Amravati-CSMT Express
12106 Gondia-CSMT Vidarbha Express
12545 Raxaul-LTT Karmabhoomi Express
12152 Shalimar-LTT Samarasta Express
The Central Railway said late-running trains and special trains, if announced at a later date, will also be regulated or rescheduled as per operational requirements.
The railway administration said the blocks are essential for infrastructure upkeep and safety and requested passengers to bear with it for the inconvenience caused.
