Mumbai: Passengers on Western Railway (WR) are suggested to not look forward to native trains at six stations after 11 pm on Friday, January 24, resulting from a 9.5-hour mega block between Bandra and Mahim. The affected stations are Mahalaxmi, Decrease Parel, Prabhadevi, Matunga Highway, Mahim, and Khar Highway. WR can be changing and strengthening the British-era bridge over the Mithi River throughout this era.
9.5-hour mega block: Gradual trains to skip six key stations on Western Line from as we speak
A complete of 127 and 150 practice companies can be cancelled on January 24-25 and January 25-26, respectively. WR officers introduced that every one sluggish practice companies departing from Churchgate, Virar, Bhayandar, and Borivali after 11 pm on Friday will run on the quick line between Mumbai Central and Santacruz, skipping the six stations. The final practice departing Churchgate for Borivali can be at 1 am.
“During the block, train services between Churchgate and Dadar will operate on the fast lines. The last slow service towards Virar will leave Churchgate at 11:58 pm. Some trains will also run on the Harbour line between Bandra and Goregaon,” stated Vineet Abhishek, chief public relations officer, WR.
On Saturday morning, sluggish and quick trains originating from Virar, Nallasopara, Vasai Highway, Bhayandar, and Borivali will terminate at Andheri. Regular companies will regularly resume with the primary quick practice to Churchgate departing Virar at 5:47 am and the primary sluggish practice on the down line departing Churchgate at 8:03 am. Related works will happen on Saturday night time, extending the disruptions into Sunday morning.
WR’s work schedule additionally features a girder launch for a road-over-bridge (ROB) between Vangaon and Dahanu. This can trigger a one-hour block from 10:30 am to 11:30 am on January 25 and from 9:50 am to 10:50 am on January 26. A number of long-distance trains can be regulated by 20-60 minutes, and a few will terminate at Vangaon.
On Central Railway (CR), a six-hour block can be performed on Saturday night time to boost girders for the brand new Carnac Bridge, affecting companies between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Dadar from 11 pm to five am. The brand new Carnac Bridge, spanning 70 metres in size and 26.5 metres in width, comes at an estimated price of ₹55 crore. The previous 154-year-old bridge was demolished in November 2022 after extreme corrosion was found. The brand new bridge is anticipated to open earlier than the monsoon.
These disruptions, initially scheduled for the earlier weekend however postponed because of the Mumbai Marathon, will affect hundreds of commuters. Passengers are urged to plan their journeys accordingly and test for updates to minimise inconvenience.