Harbour & Trans Harbour Lines spared

Central Railway, Mumbai Division will operate Special Traffic Block (o­n 1st/2nd February, 2025 ( Saturday / Sunday night time)) & Mega Block o­n its Suburban Main sections carrying out various engineering and maintenance works over the weekend. The same is in addition to the multiple Special Traffic and Power Blocks for launching of open web girders for reconstruction of British era Carnac Road Over Bridge (Span II) on the midnight's of 1st/2nd/3rd February, 2025 as reported in Newsband Dt. 25th January, 2025.

For a change there will be no Mega Block on Harbour Line between CSMT & Panvel and on  Trans Harbour Line between Thane & Panvel.

A)  Special Traffic and Power Blocks for launching of FOB main girder between Kalyan and Vangani.

The Block will be operated in four sections stretching from one and half hours to two hours as per details below:

i) UP and DOWN lines between Kalyan & Badlapur (Excluding stations) &  

ii) UP and DOWN lines between  Ambernath and  Vangani (Excluding stations)

From: 01:30 hrs. to 03:30 hrs. (Two hours)

Work: Erection of 12 meters wide FOB girders (Seven nos.)

iii) Badlapur and Vangani (Excluding stations)

From: 01:30 hrs. to 03:00 hrs. (01.30 hours)

Work: Erection of 4 meters wide FOB girders (Four nos.)

iv) Karjat and  Bhivpuri Road (Excluding stations)

From: 02:00 hrs. to 03:30 hrs. (01.30 hrs.)

Work: Erection of two composite plate girders

The repercussions due to the Block on the Mail/Express and Trains Suburban Trains is as detailed below:

Diversion of Mail/Express Trains

Following trains will be diverted via Karjat – Panvel and will be given halt at Panvel and Kalyan.

Train no 11020 (Bhubaneshwar  - CSMT Konark Express), 

Train no 18519 (Vishakhapatnam – LTT Express), 

Train no 12702 (Hyderabad – CSMT Hussainsagar Express), 

Train no 11140 (Hosapete – CSMT Express).

Working of Suburban Trains

Suburban services will not be available between Kalyan  and Karjat section during the block period.

Last Local for Karjat before Block - CSMT departure at 23:51 hrs. and Karjat arrival at 01:49 hrs.

First Local for CSMT after Block - Karjat departure at 03:35 hrs. and CSMT arrival at  05:56 hrs..

First Local for CSMT after Block Ambarnath departure 04:08 hrs. and CSMT arrival at 05:50 hrs..

B) Mega Block between Matunga and Mulund stations UP and DOWN Fast Lines

From 11.30 am to 3.30 pm (Four hours)

UP Fast line services departing Thane from 11.25 am to 3.27 pm will be diverted o­n UP Slow line at Mulund, halting at their respective scheduled halts between Mulund and Matunga and further re-diverted o­n UP Fast line at Matunga station and will arrive destination 15 minutes behind schedule

DOWN Fast line services departing CSMT Mumbai from 10.58 am to 03.10 pm will be diverted o­n DOWN Slow line at Matunga, halting at their respective scheduled halts between Matunga and Mulund stations and will arrive at destination 15 minutes behind schedule. Fast trains beyond Thane will be re-diverted o­n the DOWN Fast line at Mulund.

These Special Traffic Blocks and maintenance Mega Blocks are essential for infrastructure upkeep and safety. Passengers are requested to bear with the Railway Administration for the inconvenience caused.