01 October,2026 07:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Western Railway said details of the affected services will be displayed at stations on the suburban section. Commuters have been advised to check before travelling. Representational pic
Western Railway will undertake a four-hour jumbo block on the UP Fast and 5th lines between Borivali and Ram Mandir in Mumbai on Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm, for maintenance of tracks, signalling systems and overhead equipment.
During the block, all UP Fast line trains will run on the UP Slow/6th line between Borivali and Andheri, while all Mumbai local trains on the 5th line will run on the DOWN Fast line between Andheri and Borivali.
Some UP and DOWN suburban services will remain cancelled. Some Andheri and Borivali suburban trains will run only up to Goregaon on the Harbour line.
Western Railway said details of the affected services will be displayed at stations on the suburban section. Commuters have been advised to check before travelling.
The announcement was made in a press release issued on Thursday by Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railway.
Central Railway will operate special traffic and power blocks at Kasara for 12 days from October 7 to 18 to carry out work related to the Asangaon-Kasara third line project and the extension of the UP yard line towards Igatpuri, an official statement said.
The blocks are being carried out for pre-Non-Interlocking (NI), Non-Interlocking and post-NI work at Kasara Yard.
Suburban services between Asangaon and Kasara will not be available during the block periods, it said.
On October 7 and 8, several CSMT-Kasara locals will be short-terminated at Asangaon. The CSMT-Kasara locals departing CSMT at 1.10 pm, 2.17 pm, 2.46 pm and 4.50 pm will terminate at Asangaon.
Similarly, Kasara-CSMT locals scheduled to leave Kasara at 3.35 pm, 4.16 pm, 5.02 pm and 6.17 pm will instead originate from Asangaon at 4.12 pm, 4.54 pm, 5.39 pm and 6.54 pm, respectively.
The last local from CSMT to Kasara before the block on October 7 and 8 will depart at 12.30 pm, while the last Kasara-CSMT local will leave Kasara at 2.42 pm, the statement said.
The first CSMT-Kasara local after the block will depart CSMT at 6.28 pm, while the first Kasara-CSMT local will leave Kasara at 8.35 pm.
Four suburban services will be cancelled during the overnight block on October 8 and 9.
These are:
- CSMT-Kasara local departing CSMT at 10.47 pm on October 8
- CSMT-Kasara local departing CSMT at 12.08 am on October 9
- Titwala-Thane local departing Titwala at 11.14 pm on October 8
- Kasara-CSMT local departing Kasara at 3.51 am on October 9
The last CSMT-Kasara local before the overnight block will depart CSMT at 9.32 pm, while the last Kasara-CSMT local will leave Kasara at 10 pm.
The first CSMT-Kasara local after the block will depart at 4.19 am, while the first Kasara-CSMT local will leave Kasara at 4.59 am.
The Asangaon-Kasara third line is part of the larger third and fourth line project between Kasara and Kalyan.
According to Central Railway, the additional line will help segregate Mail and Express trains from suburban services, increase line capacity and improve the regulation and movement of trains.
The railway said the full operational benefits would be available after the entire project is completed and commissioned.
Central Railway has requested passengers to bear with the administration for the inconvenience caused during the infrastructure work.
