Western Railway sixth line work: 240 Mumbai local trains to be cancelled on Jan 12-13, check details here

As many as 240 Mumbai local trains will remain cancelled on January 12 and 13 due to the ongoing Western Railway sixth line work an official statement said on FridayThe Western Railway announced a major block on the KandivaliBorivali section in connection with the construction of the 6th railway line The ongoing 30day block began on the night of 20th21st December 2025 and will continue until 18th January 2026Night blocks on Jan 1112 and 1213According to Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek the following nighttime blocks will be undertaken January 11 and 12 2026 Dismantling of Point No 104 on the car shed line at Kandivali UP Fast Line 1115 pm 315 am DOWN Fast Line 100 am 430 am January 12 and 13 2026 Making connection of crossover 101102103104 at Kandivali UP Fast Line 1115 pm 315 am DOWN Fast Line 100 am 430 amSuburban trains to be cancelledDue to the blocks speed restrictions and suspension of the 5th line a number of suburban train services will be cancelledSummary of train cancellationsDateUP TrainsDOWN TrainsTotalJan 126060120Jan 136060120 In total 240 suburban trains will be affected over the two days officials saidPassenger advisoryPassengers are advised to check train schedules in advance and plan their journey accordingly Detailed information on affected trains is available with the concerned Station MastersWestern Railway has requested commuters to cooperate during this period of construction to improve overall service capacity on the busy KandivaliBorivali sectionCentral Railway to operate mega block on Jan 11Meanwhile Central Railway on Friday said that it will operate a mega block on its its Main and TransHarbour lines on January 11The block will be undertake to carry out essential engineering and maintenance worksThe block will affect services on the Main Line and the TransHarbour Line leading to diversions suspensions and cancellations of several local trains an official statement saidOn the Main Line UP and Down slow lines between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT Mumbai and Vidyavihar will remain under block from 1055 am to 355 pm a statement issued by Central Railway saidChanges to down slow servicesDuring the block period Down slow services leaving CSMT Mumbai between 1048 am and 345 pm will be diverted onto the Down fast line between CSMT and VidyaviharThese trains will halt at Byculla Parel Dadar Matunga Sion and Kurla stations before being diverted back to the Down slow line at VidyaviharChanges to UP Slow servicesSimilarly UP slow services leaving Ghatkopar between 1019 am and 352 pm will be diverted onto the UP fast line between Vidyavihar and CSMTThese services will halt at Kurla Sion Matunga Dadar Parel and Byculla stationsTransHarbour line services suspendedOn the TransHarbour Line UP and Down services between Thane and VashiNerul will remain suspended from 1110 am to 410 pmDuring the block period several trains will remain cancelled these include Down line services for Vashi Nerul and Panvel leaving Thane between 1035 am and 407 pm will remain cancelled UP line services for Thane leaving Panvel Nerul and Vashi between 1025 am and 409 pm will also remain cancelledAdvice to commutersCentral Railway has advised passengers to plan their journeys in advance and cooperate during the mega block which is being carried out for the safety and reliability of suburban train services