Archive · 27 Aug 2026
CSMT Block Extended to September 5 as Pune Yard Upgraded
Work is continuing at Mumbai’s CSMT railway station.
The railway has extended a traffic and electricity block until September 5, 2026.
This means some trains will not reach CSMT and will instead stop at Dadar or Thane.
The work is part of the station’s redevelopment.
Railway officials have asked passengers to plan their journeys carefully.
Separately, workers upgraded a complicated track arrangement at Pune Yard.
They replaced several rails and other track equipment with stronger components.
Railway officials expect this to make the yard more reliable and ready for heavier train traffic.
Central Railway extended the CSMT traffic and power block until September 5, 2026, for redevelopment work on Platforms 16 and 17.
Three trains will remain short-terminated at Dadar, while the Mangaluru-CSMT Express will terminate at Thane.
The CSMT work is linked to infrastructure and foundation construction by the Rail Land Development Authority.
Pune Yard converted its fourth 52 kg Diamond Double Slip to a 60 kg configuration during a nine-hour block on August 23.
The Pune upgrade renewed rails, crossings, joints, switch motors and other equipment to strengthen yard operations.
- Who
- Central Railway, the Rail Land Development Authority, and engineering and signalling teams carried out the works.
- What
- The CSMT traffic and power block was extended, while Pune Yard’s fourth Diamond Double Slip was upgraded from 52 kg to 60 kg.
- When
- The CSMT block continues until September 5, 2026; the Pune Yard work took place on August 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Where
- The work is at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai and Pune Yard.
- Why
- The CSMT work supports redevelopment, while the Pune upgrade is intended to strengthen track infrastructure and improve reliability and operational efficiency.
- CSMT block extension
- Traffic and power restrictions continue until September 5, 2026.
- Affected CSMT platforms
- Platforms 16 and 17 are involved in the redevelopment work.
- Short-terminated at Dadar
- Train Nos. 12810, 12112 and 22120 will continue to terminate at Dadar.
- Short-terminated at Thane
- Train No. 12134 Mangaluru-CSMT Express will continue to terminate at Thane.
- Pune track upgrade
- The fourth 52 kg Diamond Double Slip, Nos. 251/252, was converted to a 60 kg configuration.
- Pune work duration
- The conversion was completed during a nine-hour block on August 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Workforce
- The Pune project involved 200 permanent-way labourers, 25 signalling and telecommunications staff, five P-Way supervisors and eight S&T supervisors, among others.