Mumbai local train updates: Western Railway announces four-hour jumbo block on Sunday; details here

Western Railway will undertake a fourhour 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 equipmentDuring the block all UP Fast line trains will run on the UP Slow6th line between Borivali and Andheri while all Mumbai local trains on the 5th line will run on the DOWN Fast line between Andheri and BorivaliSome UP and DOWN suburban services will remain cancelled Some Andheri and Borivali suburban trains will run only up to Goregaon on the Harbour lineWestern Railway said details of the affected services will be displayed at stations on the suburban section Commuters have been advised to check before travellingThe announcement was made in a press release issued on Thursday by Vineet Abhishek Chief Public Relations Officer Western RailwayCentral Railway announces 12day blocks at Kasara from Oct 7Central 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 AsangaonKasara third line project and the extension of the UP yard line towards Igatpuri an official statement saidThe blocks are being carried out for preNonInterlocking NI NonInterlocking and postNI work at Kasara YardSuburban services between Asangaon and Kasara will not be available during the block periods it saidOn October 7 and 8 several CSMTKasara locals will be shortterminated at Asangaon The CSMTKasara locals departing CSMT at 110 pm 217 pm 246 pm and 450 pm will terminate at AsangaonSimilarly KasaraCSMT locals scheduled to leave Kasara at 335 pm 416 pm 502 pm and 617 pm will instead originate from Asangaon at 412 pm 454 pm 539 pm and 654 pm respectivelyThe last local from CSMT to Kasara before the block on October 7 and 8 will depart at 1230 pm while the last KasaraCSMT local will leave Kasara at 242 pm the statement saidThe first CSMTKasara local after the block will depart CSMT at 628 pm while the first KasaraCSMT local will leave Kasara at 835 pmFour suburban trains cancelledFour suburban services will be cancelled during the overnight block on October 8 and 9These are CSMTKasara local departing CSMT at 1047 pm on October 8 CSMTKasara local departing CSMT at 1208 am on October 9 TitwalaThane local departing Titwala at 1114 pm on October 8 KasaraCSMT local departing Kasara at 351 am on October 9The last CSMTKasara local before the overnight block will depart CSMT at 932 pm while the last KasaraCSMT local will leave Kasara at 10 pmThe first CSMTKasara local after the block will depart at 419 am while the first KasaraCSMT local will leave Kasara at 459 amThird line projectThe AsangaonKasara third line is part of the larger third and fourth line project between Kasara and KalyanAccording 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 trainsThe railway said the full operational benefits would be available after the entire project is completed and commissionedCentral Railway has requested passengers to bear with the administration for the inconvenience caused during the infrastructure work