Central Railway to operate block at Kasara from Oct 14 to 16; several suburban and Express services to be affected

Mumbairsquos suburban and longdistance train services will be affected from October 14 to 16 as Central Railway on Monday announced that it will undertake special traffic and power blocks at Kasara for work related to the AsangaonKasara thirdline project an official statement saidThe blocks are part of a 12day programme being carried out from October 7 to 18 for prenoninterlocking noninterlocking and postnoninterlocking work along with the extension of the Up Yard line towards IgatpuriCentral Railway has announced changes to suburban services cancellations rescheduling diversions and delays to several Mail and Express trains during the October 1416 periodLocal trains between Asangaon and Kasara to be suspendedSuburban services between Asangaon and Kasara will not be available during the block periodsThe blocks are scheduled as follows October 14 335 pm to 835 pm October 15 335 pm to 735 pm October 16 3 am to 6 am and 335 pm to 735 pmDuring the block period four CSMTKasara local trains scheduled to depart from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT at 110 pm 217 pm 246 pm and 450 pm will terminate early at AsangaonSimilarly four KasaraCSMT locals scheduled to depart Kasara at 335 pm 416 pm 502 pm and 617 pm will instead originate from Asangaon at 412 pm 454 pm 539 pm and 654 pm respectivelyLast and first local train timingsCentral Railway has also announced changes to the last and first local services to and from Kasara during the block period Last local from CSMT to Kasara before the block 1230 pm Last local from Kasara to CSMT before the block 242 pm First local from CSMT to Kasara after the block 628 pm First local from Kasara to CSMT after the block 815 pmPassengers travelling on the Kasara route have been advised to plan their journeys accordinglyTwo Howrah Duronto services cancelled Two HowrahCSMT Duronto Express services have been cancelled in connection with the block Train 12262 HowrahCSMT Duronto Express scheduled to run on October 13 Train 12261 CSMTHowrah Duronto Express scheduled to run on October 14However the CSMTHowrah Duronto Express scheduled for October 15 will operate after being rescheduled to depart CSMT at 1220 am on October 16 instead of 515 pm on October 15Several longdistance trains rescheduledA number of Mail and Express trains departing from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus LTT and CSMT will leave later than their scheduled timingsTrains rescheduled on October 14TrainRevised departureOriginal departure11081 LTTGorakhpur Express550 pm435 pm12107 LTTSitapur Express535 pm425 pm13380 LTTDhanbad Express605 pm455 pm11071 LTTBallia Kamayani Express505 pm150 pm13202 LTTRajgir Express520 pm245 pm22221 CSMTHazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express515 pm4 pmTrains rescheduled on October 15TrainRevised departureOriginal departure11079 LTTGorakhpur Express535 pm345 pm12153 LTTRani Kamlapati Express550 pm425 pm22584 LTTChhapra Express605 pm435 pm11071 LTTBallia Kamayani Express505 pm150 pm13202 LTTRajgir Express520 pm245 pm22221 CSMTHazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express515 pm4 pmFive trains to be divertedCentral Railway will divert five trains via the KalyanKarjatPuneManmad routeThe affected services are Train 12598 CSMTGorakhpur Antyodaya Express on October 14 Train 11043 DadarBallia Express on October 14 Train 12188 CSMTJabalpur Garib Rath Express on October 15 Train 11047 DadarGorakhpur Express on October 15 Train 12139 CSMTNagpur Sevagram Express on October 14 and 15Several trains to be regulated en routeSome trains will be held at intermediate stations to manage traffic during the blockAmong the affected Up services the GorakhpurLTT Express will be regulated at Igatpuri on October 14 between 610 pm and 715 pm The Ayodhya CanttLTT Tulsi Express will be regulated at Igatpuri on October 15 between 615 pm and 725 pmThe SubedarganjLTT Amrit Bharat Express will be regulated at Igatpuri on October 16 between 610 pm and 715 pm The Gomti NagarCSMT Pushpak Express will be regulated at Igatpuri between 630 pm and 725 pm on all three daysThe HowrahCSMT Gitanjali Express will be regulated on the Bhusaval division for one hour on October 14 15 and 16Among the Down services the PanvelGorakhpur Express will be regulated at Khardi on October 14 between 544 pm and 735 pm The LTTNanded Express will be regulated at Atgaon on October 15 between 656 pm and 735 pmThe CSMTBalharshah Nandigram Express will be regulated at Atgaon on October 14 and at Khardi on October 15Several services may be delayed by up to 25 minutesCentral Railway has warned that several other trains may be delayed by 15 to 25 minutes between October 14 and 16 because of regulation and the bunching of trainsThe affected services include the SitapurLTT Superfast Express AmritsarCSMT Express NandedCSMT Tapovan Express Sainagar ShirdiCSMT Vande Bharat Express BalliaLTT Kamayani Express CSMTManmad Panchavati Express CSMTNanded Rajyarani Express CSMTGondia Vidarbha Express CSMTFirozpur Punjab Mail LTTShalimar Superfast Express CSMTNagpur Duronto Express and CSMTAmravati ExpressThe dates on which each service will be affected varyThirdline project to improve capacityThe block work is being carried out as part of the AsangaonKasara thirdline project which forms part of the wider third and fourthline project between Kasara and KalyanThe additional line is intended to separate suburban and Mail and Express traffic improve operational flexibility and allow smoother regulation of train movements It is also expected to support an increase in trainhandling capacity once the wider project is completed and commissionedCentral Railway said details of the blocks scheduled for October 17 and 18 would be announced later It appealed to passengers to bear with the railway administration for the inconvenience caused by the work