Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Railway Work Disrupts Mumbai Train Services
The Central Railway and Western Railway in Mumbai are doing some important repair and maintenance work.
Because of this, some train services will be changed.
On the Central Railway, the Netravati Express and Matsyagandha Express will not go all the way to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT).
Instead, they will start and end at Panvel from January 1 to January 30, 2026.
This means people traveling between Mumbai and places like Karnataka and Kerala will have to change their plans.
On the Western Railway, two trains, the Nandurbar–Borivali Express and the Ahmedabad–Borivali Express, will short terminate at Vasai Road until January 17, 2026.
Also, two MEMU services will be merged to operate as a single Virar–Surat MEMU service starting from January 3, 2026.
The railway companies are sorry for the trouble and ask passengers to check the new schedules before traveling.
Railway repair work at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) will disrupt train services from January 1 to January 30, 2026.
Netravati Express and Matsyagandha Express will be short terminated and originated at Panvel during this period.
Services between Panvel and LTT will remain cancelled during the repair work.
The disruption affects passengers traveling between Mumbai and coastal Karnataka and Kerala.
Railway officials have advised passengers to check schedules before traveling due to the changes.
- Who
- Central Railway and Western Railway authorities
- What
- Railway repair and maintenance work disrupting train services
- When
- January 1 to January 30, 2026 (Central Railway); January 1 to January 18, 2026 (Western Railway)
- Where
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Mumbai (Central Railway); Borivali–Kandivali section (Western Railway)
- Why
- Repair and maintenance work on damaged pit line No. 03 (Central Railway); Construction of 5th and 6th railway lines (Western Railway)
Passenger Inconvenience
Railway Maintenance Necessity
Service Disruptions
Passenger Inconvenience
Passengers face significant inconvenience due to short-termination and cancellation of services, requiring changes in travel plans.
Railway Maintenance Necessity
Essential maintenance work is crucial for long-term safety and efficiency of railway operations.
- Affected Trains (Central Railway)
- Netravati Express, Matsyagandha Express
- Duration of Disruption (Central Railway)
- January 1 to January 30, 2026
- Reason for Disruption (Central Railway)
- Repair and maintenance work on damaged pit line No. 03
- Alternative Termination Point (Central Railway)
- Panvel
- Affected Routes (Central Railway)
- Konkan coast and southern India to Mumbai
- Affected Trains (Western Railway)
- Nandurbar–Borivali Express, Ahmedabad–Borivali Express
- Duration of Disruption (Western Railway)
- January 1 to January 18, 2026
- Alternative Termination Point (Western Railway)
- Vasai Road
- Merged MEMU Services (Western Railway)
- Virar–Sanjan–Virar MEMU and Sanjan–Surat–Sanjan MEMU
- New MEMU Service (Western Railway)
- Virar–Surat–Virar MEMU
