Central Railway to operate night blocks at Titwala from August 28 for 15 days, check complete details here

Central Railway will operate special traffic and power blocks at Titwala for 15 days from the midnight of August 2829 to the midnight of September 1112 2026The blocks lasting around five to six hours each night are required to extend the platform at Titwala so that the station can accommodate 15car suburban train rakesThe first phase of the work will run from the night of August 2829 to September 12 with the block scheduled between 1130 pm and 510 am each nightKalyanVasind section to be affectedDuring the first phase traffic and power blocks will be imposed on the Up and Down North East lines between Kalyan and Vasind excluding crossover pointsThe work will affect both longdistance and suburban train services Central Railway has advised passengers to plan their journeys accordinglyMail and Express trains to face delaysSome longdistance trains will be regulated during the blockThe 11048 GorakhpurDadar Express will be regulated at Vasind on the nights of August 2829 and September 12 and at Atgaon on 3031 AugustThe 11044 BalliaDadar Express will be regulated at Atgaon on August 2930 and at Vasind on August 31September 1Several other Mail and Express trains are expected to reach their destinations 10 to 20 minutes lateThese include the 12102 ShalimarLTT Jananeshwari Express 18030 ShalimarLTT Express 12810 HowrahCSMT Mail and 15181 MauLTT ExpressOther Mail Express and holiday special trains running late may also be diverted or regulated depending on operational requirementsSuburban services between TitwalaKasara to be suspendedSuburban services will not be available between Titwala and Kasara during the night blockOn the night of 2829 August several CSMTTitwala CSMTKasara TitwalaCSMT TitwalaThane and AsangaonThane services will be cancelledSome services will also be shortterminated The CSMTAsangaon local departing CSMT at 856 pm will terminate at Titwala while the DombivliCSMT local at 10 pm and KalyanCSMT local at 1006 pm will terminate at ThaneLast and first localsFor passengers travelling on the night of 2829 August the last local for Kasara on the Down North East line will leave CSMT at 1047 pmThe last local for Titwala will leave CSMT at 1116 pmOn the Up North East line the last local for CSMT will leave Kasara at 10 pmAfter the block the first local for Kasara will leave CSMT at 419 am while the first local for CSMT will leave Kasara at 351 am and Titwala at 432 amChanges from Aug 29 to Sept 1Further changes will apply during the blocks from the night of August 2930 to September 12Several Down and Up suburban services will be cancelled including selected CSMTTitwala CSMTKasara TitwalaCSMT TitwalaThane and AsangaonThane servicesSome KalyanCSMT and DombivliCSMT services will also be shortterminated at ThaneDuring this period the last local for Kasara will leave CSMT at 1047 pm while the last KasaraCSMT local before the block will leave Kasara at 10 pmThe first local for Kasara after the block will leave CSMT at 419 am The first local towards CSMT will leave Kasara at 351 am and Titwala at 356 amTitwala services to be extended to AsangaonFrom the night of August 2930 to September 12 all Titwalabound suburban services will be extended to AsangaonServices that normally originate from Titwala will instead originate from AsangaonThere will also be changes to the originating and terminating points of selected AC and nonAC suburban servicesSome CSMTTitwala services will run only up to Thane or Kalyan while selected TitwalaCSMT services will originate from Thane or KalyanFurther details to be announcedCentral Railway said details of the blocks after September 1 will be announced separatelyThe railway administration said the work is necessary for infrastructure improvement and passenger safetyPassengers have been requested to bear with the inconvenience and check their train timings before starting their journey