Mumbai local train services to be disrupted on Sunday as Western Railway announces 5-hour jumbo block; details here

Western Railway will undertake a fivehour jumbo block between Churchgate and Mumbai Central stations on Sunday for maintenance of tracks signalling systems and overhead equipmentAccording to a press release issued by Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek the jumbo block will be undertaken on the UP and DOWN Fast lines from 1035 am to 335 pmDuring the block all Fast line trains will be operated on the Slow lines between Churchgate and Mumbai CentralAs a result some UP and DOWN suburban services will remain cancelled while certain Churchgatebound trains will be shortterminated and reversed at Bandra and Dadar stationsThe detailed list of affected trains will be available with station masters at all stations on the suburban sectionWestern Railway has urged passengers to take note of the changes and plan their journeys accordinglyTitwala block to affect Central Railway services from Sept 2Central Railway will operate the second phase of a 15day special traffic and power block at Titwala in Maharashtras Thane district from midnight of September 23 to midnight of September 89 as part of work to extend the platform to accommodate 15car suburban rakesThe 15day special traffic and power block is being operated from the midnight of August 2829 to the midnight of September 1112 with blocks of five to six hours every midnightThe second phase of the block will be imposed from the midnight of September 23 to the midnight of September 89 from 12 am to 5 am each night on the UP and DOWN NorthEast linesMumbai suburban network services affectedAll Titwalabound suburban services will be extended to Asangaon while all services originating from Titwala will originate from Asangaon until the midnight of September 1112On September 23 and from September 45 to September 89 suburban services will not be available between Titwala and Kasara during the block periodCancelled DOWN servicesThe following DOWN services will be cancelledCSMTTitwala locals departing CSMT at 10 pm and 1050 pmCSMTKurla locals departing CSMT at 10 am and 841 pmCSMTKasara locals departing CSMT at 1047 pm and 1208 amCSMTThane local departing CSMT at 808 amThaneTitwala local departing Thane at 535 amKurlaKalyan local departing Kurla at 559 pmCancelled UP servicesTitwalaCSMT locals departing Titwala at 613 am 9 pm and 1006 pmThaneCSMT local departing Thane at 908 amKalyanCSMT local departing Kalyan at 702 pmKasaraCSMT local departing Kasara at 351 amTitwalaParel local departing Titwala at 809 amShorttermination and originationCSMTTitwala locals departing CSMT at 1116 pm and 1142 pm will be shortterminated at ThaneTitwalaCSMT locals scheduled to depart Titwala at 356 am and 432 am will shortoriginate from Thane at 444 am and 519 am respectivelyFirst and last localsOn September 23 and from September 45 to September 89The last local before the block for Kasara on the DOWN NorthEast line will depart CSMT at 932 pmThe last local before the block for Titwala on the DOWN NorthEast line will depart CSMT at 920 pmThe last local before the block on the UP NorthEast line for CSMT will depart Kasara at 10 pm while the last local for Thane will depart Asangaon at 1108 pmThe first local after the block for Kasara on the DOWN NorthEast line will depart CSMT at 419 amThe first local after the block for CSMT on the UP NorthEast line will depart Kasara at 459 am and Titwala at 511 amFrom September 3 to 9 the following suburban services will be shortterminated or shortoriginatedDOWN services to run up to ThaneCSMTTitwala AC local departing CSMT at 630 amDadarTitwala AC service departing Dadar at 333 pmCSMTTitwala services departing CSMT at 1124 am and 142 pmCSMTTitwala service departing CSMT at 1142 pm from September 4 to 8DOWN services to run up to KalyanCSMTTitwala services departing CSMT at 927 am and 746 pmUP services to originate from ThaneTitwalaCSMT AC locals from Thane at 922 am and 524 pmTitwalaCSMT locals from Thane at 733 am 108 pm and 423 pmUP services to originate from KalyanTitwalaCSMT local from Kalyan at 448 am from September 4 to 8TitwalaCSMT locals from Kalyan at 1036 am and 855 pmMail and Express trains to be rescheduledThe following Mail and Express trains will be rescheduled12141 LTTPatliputra Express Will depart LTT at 415 am on September 2 and from September 4 to 811057 CSMTAmritsar Express Will depart CSMT at 4 am on September 2 and from September 4 to 822865 LTTPuri Express Will depart LTT at 430 am on September 322177 CSMTBanaras Mahanagri Express Will depart CSMT at 415 am on September 3 and from September 5 to 922538 LTTGorakhpur Kushinagar Express Will depart LTT at 445 am on September 3 and from September 5 to 912879 LTTBhubaneswar Express Will depart LTT at 430 am on September 5 and September 912811 LTTHatia Express Will depart LTT at 430 am on September 6 and 722848 LTTVisakhapatnam Express Will depart LTT at 430 am on September 8Express trains to be regulated on Mumbai DivisionThe following trains will be regulated on the Mumbai Division1 At Vasind from 2 am to 5 am11048 GorakhpurDadar Express on September 3 5 7 and 911044 BalliaDadar Express on September 6 and 82 At Atgaon from 230 am to 455 am22104 Ayodhya CanttLTT Express on September 312102 ShalimarLTT Janeshwari Express on September 5 8 and 915181 MauLTT Express on September 73 At Khardi from 235 am to 455 am18030 ShalimarLTT Express on September 3 5 6 7 8 and 94 At Kasara from 220 am to 5 am12810 HowrahCSMT Mail on September 3 5 6 7 and 85 At Igatpuri from 2 am to 455 am20104 GorakhpurLTT Express on September 3 5 6 7 8 and 911203 NagpurMadgaon Express on September 3 and 611032 AlipurduarPanvel Amrit Bharat Express on September 512132 Sainagar ShirdiDadar Express on September 711002 BallarshahCSMT Nandigram Express on September 8 and 9Trains to be regulated on Bhusaval DivisionThe following trains will be suitably regulated on the Bhusaval Division on September 23 and from September 45 to September 8911002 BallarshahCSMT Nandigram Express22110 BallarshahLTT Express22583 ChhapraLTT Antyodaya Express05557 RaxaulLTT Special Express12112 AmravatiCSMT Express12106 GondiaCSMT Vidarbha Express12545 RaxaulLTT Karmabhoomi Express12152 ShalimarLTT Samarasta Express15267 RaxaulLTT Antyodaya Express12361 AsansolCSMT Express12174 Maa Belha Devi DhamLTT Udyognagari Express22553 RaxaulLTT Antyodaya ExpressTrains expected to reach destinations lateThe following trains will arrive at their destinations 30 to 40 minutes late on September 23 and from September 45 to September 8917058 LingampalliCSMT Devgiri Express12618 Hazrat NizamuddinErnakulam Mangaladweep Express12138 FirozpurCSMT Punjab Mail12146 PuriLTT Superfast Express12290 NagpurCSMT Duronto Express12262 HowrahCSMT Duronto Express12154 Rani KamlapatiLTT ExpressCentral Railway said laterunning trains and special trains if announced later will also be regulated or rescheduled as per operational convenienceDetails of the block after September 89 will be shared in due courseThe railway administration said the blocks are essential for infrastructure upkeep and safety and requested passengers to bear with the inconvenience caused