Mumbai mega block on November 1: Slow trains to be diverted on Main Line, Trans-Harbour services suspended

Central Railway will operate a mega block on the Mumbai suburban network on Sunday November 1 to carry out engineering and maintenance work affecting services on the Main and TransHarbour linesThe block will be operated on the UP and DOWN Slow lines between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT and Vidhyavihar on the Main line and on the UP and DOWN TransHarbour lines between Thane and VashiNerulMain line blockThe block on the CSMTVidhyavihar UP and DOWN Slow lines will be in force from 1055 am to 355 pmDuring this period DOWN Slow line services departing CSMT between 1048 am and 345 pm will be diverted to the DOWN Fast line between CSMT and Vidhyavihar These trains will halt at Byculla Parel Dadar Matunga Sion and Kurla before being diverted back to the Down slow line at VidhyaviharSimilarly UP Slow line services departing Ghatkopar between 1019 am and 352 pm will be diverted to the UP Fast line between Vidhyavihar and CSMT These trains will halt at Kurla Sion Matunga Dadar Parel and BycullaTransHarbour line services suspendedThe block on the UP and DOWN TransHarbour lines between Thane and VashiNerul will be in force from 1110 am to 410 pmDuring this period TransHarbour line services between Thane and VashiNerulPanvel will remain suspendedDOWN TransHarbour services to Vashi Nerul and Panvel departing Thane between 1035 am and 407 pm will be cancelledSimilarly UP TransHarbour services to Thane departing Panvel Nerul and Vashi between 1025 am and 409 pm will remain cancelledCentral Railway said Harbour line services between CSMTGoregaon and CSMTPanvel as well as Port line services between NerulBelapur and Uran will operate as per the regular Sunday timetablePassengers are advised to plan their journeys accordinglyMumbai railway update Travelling on November 1 Diva night block to affect two express trainsCentral Railway will operate special traffic and power blocks during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday October 31 and November 1 to launch girders for a new foot overbridge FOB at the Kalyan end of Diva stationThe work will be carried out using road cranes between 110 am and 425 am on November 1 on the fifth and sixth lines between Mumbra and Dativali stationsTwo express trains to be affected by Diva night blockAccording to a press release issued by Central Railway on Friday the block will affect the running of two express trainsThe 11099 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus LTTMadgaon Express commencing its journey on November 1 will be rescheduled to depart at 4 am instead of its scheduled departure time of 1245 amMeanwhile the 12134 MangaluruCSMT Express will be regulated at Nilje station from 334 am to 425 amPassengers are advised to take note of the changes and plan their journeys accordingly Central Railway appealed