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Mumbai Local Train Blocks Set To Disrupt Sunday Services
Mumbai train services will be changed on Sunday because railway workers are carrying out track blocks.
On the Central Railway main line, trains between Matunga and Mulund will use different tracks for part of the day.
Some trains there may be cancelled or run late.
Harbour Line trains on several routes from CSMT will not run during the afternoon block.
Special trains will connect Panvel and Kurla.
Trans-Harbour Line and Belapur–Uran trains will continue to run.
Western Railway will have a separate block after midnight.
Some trains will use slower tracks, and some late-night services may be cancelled or delayed.
Western Railway has no daytime block planned for Sunday.
Central Railway will block the Matunga–Mulund slow lines from 11:05 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. on Sunday.
Slow-line trains on the Central Railway main line will use fast lines; some will be cancelled or delayed by 20 to 25 minutes.
Harbour Line services between CSMT and Vashi, Belapur, Panvel, Bandra and Goregaon will be cancelled during the 11:40 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. block.
Special trains will run between Panvel and Kurla; Trans-Harbour Line and Belapur–Uran services will remain available.
Western Railway will block the Mahim–Mumbai Central fast lines from 12:50 a.m. to 4:25 a.m. Sunday, with diversions, cancellations and delays; no daytime block is planned.
- Who
- Central Railway and Western Railway commuters and train operators.
- What
- Scheduled track blocks will lead to train diversions, cancellations and delays.
- Where
- Matunga–Mulund, CSMT–Chunabhatti/Bandra, and Mahim–Mumbai Central sections in Mumbai.
- When
- Sunday; Central Railway blocks run from 11:05 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. and 11:40 a.m. to 4:40 p.m.; the Western Railway block runs from 12:50 a.m. to 4:25 a.m.
- Why
- The article says the blocks are scheduled but does not specify their purpose.
Key facts
- Central Railway main line block
- Matunga–Mulund, up and down slow lines, 11:05 a.m.–3:55 p.m.
- Main line service impact
- Slow services diverted to fast lines; some cancellations and delays of 20–25 minutes expected.
- Harbour Line block
- CSMT–Chunabhatti/Bandra, up and down lines, 11:40 a.m.–4:40 p.m.
- Harbour Line alternatives
- Special local services will run between Panvel and Kurla.
- Services remaining available
- Trans-Harbour Line and Belapur–Uran route services.
- Western Railway block
- Mahim–Mumbai Central, up and down fast lines, 12:50 a.m.–4:25 a.m. Sunday.
- Western Railway daytime service
- No daytime block is scheduled on Sunday.
Sources
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