CR block: Vande Bharat, Panchavati among trains cancelled, no Asangaon-Kasara local services during overnight work on Oct 17

Central Railway has announced cancellations diversions rescheduling and changes to suburban services as part of a 12day special traffic and power block at Kasara for infrastructure work linked to the AsangaonKasara thirdline projectThe latest block is scheduled from 230 pm on Saturday October 17 to 3 am on Sunday October 18 During this period suburban train services will not be available between Asangaon and Kasara affecting passengers travelling on the Mumbai suburban networkThe work being carried out from October 7 to 18 is also linked to the extension of the Up Yard line towards Igatpuri Central Railway said the project will help separate suburban and MailExpress traffic improve operational flexibility and increase capacity for additional train servicesMumbai local services to be affectedDuring the block Kasarabound suburban trains will be shortterminated at stations before Kasara while services originating from Kasara will begin at AsangaonThe following changes have been announced for the night of October 17 and the early hours of October 18 CSMTKasara locals Services departing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT between 1230 pm and 930 pm on October 17 will terminate at Asangaon Latenight local The CSMTKasara local departing at 1047 pm on October 17 will terminate at Vasind After midnight The CSMTKasara local departing at 1208 am on October 18 will terminate at Khadavli KasaraCSMT locals Services scheduled to depart Kasara between 242 pm and 10 pm on October 17 will instead originate from Asangaon at their scheduled departure timesLast and first local trainsCentral Railway has also announced the last local services before the block and the first services after it Last local towards Kasara before the block Departs CSMT at 1142 am on October 17 Last local towards CSMT before the block Departs Kasara at 131 pm on October 17 First local towards Kasara after the block Departs CSMT at 419 am on October 18 First local towards CSMT after the block Departs Kasara at 351 am on October 18Passengers travelling beyond Asangaon towards Kasara have been advised to check service availability and plan their journeys accordinglyVande Bharat Panchavati Express among cancelled trainsCentral Railway has announced the cancellation of 12 Mail and Express services on specified journey dates in connection with the blockThe cancelled services are 12112 AmravatiCSMT Superfast Express October 16 12140 NagpurCSMT Sewagram Express October 16 22223 CSMTSainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Express October 17 11011 CSMTDhule Express October 17 12139 CSMTNagpur Sewagram Express October 17 11001 CSMTBalharshah Express October 17 12109 CSMTManmad Panchavati Express October 17 12111 CSMTAmravati Superfast Express October 17 12110 ManmadCSMT Panchavati Express October 17 11012 DhuleCSMT Express October 17 22224 Sainagar ShirdiCSMT Vande Bharat Express October 17 11002 BalharshahCSMT Express October 18Vande Bharat Janshatabdi and Tapovan services alteredSome longdistance trains will be shortterminated or will begin their journeys from different stations 20705 NandedCSMT Vande Bharat Express Shortterminated at Nashik Road on October 17 12072 HingoliCSMT Janshatabdi Express Shortterminated at Manmad on October 17 17618 NandedCSMT Tapovan Express Shortterminated at Manmad on October 17 17617 CSMTNanded Tapovan Express Will originate from Manmad on October 18 12071 CSMTHingoli Janshatabdi Express Will originate from Manmad on October 17 20706 CSMTNanded Vande Bharat Express Will originate from Nashik Road on October 17Several longdistance trains to be rescheduledCentral Railway has also announced changes to the departure times of several Mail and Express trainsTrains rescheduled for October 16The following trains will depart later than their scheduled timings 12870 HowrahCSMT Superfast Weekly Express 855 pm from Howrah 11072 BalliaLTT Kamayani Express 515 pm from Ballia 11082 GorakhpurLTT Express via Prayagraj Cheoki 720 pm from Gorakhpur 11062 JaynagarLTT Express 510 pm from JaynagarTrains departing in the early hours of October 18The following services scheduled to begin their journeys on October 17 have been rescheduled to depart on October 18 12131 DadarSainagar Shirdi Express 145 am from Dadar 12101 LTTShalimar Jnaneshwari Express 120 am from LTT 12289 CSMTNagpur Duronto Express 120 am from CSMT 12809 CSMTHowrah Mail 130 am from CSMT 18029 LTTShalimar Express 130 am from LTT 12322 CSMTHowrah Mail 2 am from CSMT 12167 LTTBanaras Express 2 am from LTT 12141 LTTPatliputra Express 215 am from LTT 11057 CSMTAmritsar Express 230 am from CSMT 01079 CSMTGorakhpur Express 3 am from CSMTThree more trains scheduled to begin their journeys on October 18 will also depart later 12811 LTTHatia Express 230 am from LTT 22177 CSMTMahanagri Express 245 am from CSMT 22538 LTTGorakhpur Kushinagar Express 245 am from LTTMail and Express trains diverted via alternate routesSeveral longdistance trains will run on diverted routes to facilitate the infrastructure workUp trains diverted via Vasai Road and ThaneThe following trains starting their journeys on October 16 will be diverted via Jalgaon Nandurbar and Vasai Road with some services routed via Thane 02198 JabalpurCoimbatore Special via Jalgaon Nandurbar Vasai Road and Panvel 20436 PrayagrajLTT Amrit Bharat Express 15018 GorakhpurLTT Express 12860 HowrahCSMT Gitanjali Express 12533 LucknowCSMT Pushpak Express 12172 HowrahLTT Superfast Express 22537 GorakhpurLTT Kushinagar ExpressThe latter six trains will run via Jalgaon Nandurbar Vasai Road and ThaneUp trains diverted via PuneThe following trains will be diverted via Manmad Pune Lonavla and Kalyan 15660 AgartalaLTT AC Express October 15 12335 BhagalpurLTT Biweekly Express October 16 12166 GorakhpurLTT Express October 16 11058 AmritsarCSMT Express October 16Down trains diverted via NandurbarThe 12617 ErnakulamNizamuddin Mangala Express starting its journey on October 16 will run via Vasai Road Nandurbar and JalgaonThe following trains starting their journeys on October 17 will also be diverted via Vasai Road Nandurbar and Jalgaon 13202 LTTRajgir Express 22221 CSMTNizamuddin Rajdhani Express 15066 PanvelGorakhpur Express 12137 CSMTFirozepur Punjab Mail 20435 LTTPrayagraj Amrit Bharat ExpressDown trains diverted via Pune and ManmadThe following services will run via Kalyan Karjat Pune and Manmad 22121 LTTLucknow AC Superfast Express 11071 LTTBallia Kamayani Express 11047 DadarGorakhpur Express 12107 LTTSitapur Express 12546 LTTRaxaul Karmabhumi Express 17612 CSMTNanded Express 12105 CSMTGondia Vidarbha Express 17057 CSMTLingampalli Devgiri ExpressSome trains to be regulated en routeCentral Railway has also announced temporary halts or regulation of selected Up trains 11044 BalliaDadar Express at Igatpuri from 1250 am to 240 am on October 17 18030 ShalimarLTT Express at Igatpuri from 135 am to 250 am on October 17 12810 HowrahCSMT Mail regulated for 40 minutes in the Bhusaval division 20104 AzamgarhLTT Superfast Express regulated for 20 minutes in the Bhusaval division 11203 NagpurMadgaon Special regulated for 30 minutes in the Bhusaval division on October 17Thirdline project to improve rail capacityThe Kasara work forms part of the third and fourth railway line project between Kasara and KalyanThe AsangaonKasara thirdline connection and the Up Yard extension towards Igatpuri are intended to improve the separation of suburban and longdistance train movementsCentral Railway said the work would improve operational flexibility allow smoother regulation of trains and help accommodate additional services once the wider project is completed and commissionedThe railway administration has appealed to passengers to bear with the inconvenience caused by the block and check their trains status before travelling