Mumbai local train updates: Western Railway to cancel multiple locals starting Monday

Passengers wait for a train at a city railway station. FILE PIC/ASHISH RAJE

Commuters on Mumbai's Western Railway (WR) will have to brace for about 75 to 80 cancellations of suburban trains starting Monday for the construction of the important leg of the 6th line till Borivali. The line is expected to segregate suburban and mail-express trains all the way between Bandra and Borivali.

The WR has, however, said that these cancellations would be spread out throughout the day and not at any particular time. "This is because the 5th STA (suburban traffic avoidance line) line will be required to be suspended to be integrated with the new line. Express trains will be travelling on the fast corridor," a WR official said.

Track laying work being carried out on a suburban line. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

WR Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Vineet Abhishek said that the work involves track slewing and insertion and removal of multiple crossovers at Kandivli and Borivli. "Major engineering, signalling and overhead equipment works will be carried out, which will impact train operations. Consequently, some suburban, passenger, and mail/express trains will be affected," said Abhishek.

He added that the 5th line will remain suspended for passenger train operations and speed restrictions will be imposed on other lines. All trains working on the 5th line, i.e., mail/express and suburban trains, will be operated on the fast line between Andheri/Goregaon and Borivali. Once complete, it will take mail express trains from Bandra away from the local line all the way to Borivli and boost local train services on WR, the CPRO added.