Western Railway (WR) implemented the block for re-girdering work on Bridge Number 5

According to Western Railway (WR), a major 13-hour block between Grant Road and Mumbai Central stations to facilitate the re-girdering work of Bridge No. 5

The block will be in effect from 10:00 PM on March 1 (Saturday) to 11:00 AM on March 2 (Sunday), 2025

According to a press release issued by WR Chief Public Relations Officer, Vineet Abhishek, all UP and DOWN Fast line trains will be operated on Slow lines between Churchgate and Mumbai Central stations during this period

Additionally, some suburban trains will be cancelled, while others bound for Churchgate will be short-terminated or reversed from Bandra and Dadar stations

Passengers are advised to check with Station Masters for detailed updates on train schedules and cancellations, said Vineet Abhishek

Meanwhile, commuters can expect some disruption in local train services this morning on Central Railway due to a 10-hour block that began last night. The block which began at 11.15 pm yesterday, will end at 9.15 am today

Due to this, no local or mail/express trains will go beyond Byculla on the main line and Wadala on the harbour line. Up and Down suburban services on the Main line will be short terminated at and originate from Byculla, Parel, Dadar and Kurla stations. The Central Railway has asked the BEST undertaking to run additional buses between affected railway stations

The block has been scheduled for the extension of platforms 12 and 13 at CSMT to accommodate longer 24-coach trains. On Monday, too, the CSMT-Karjat local leaving CSMT at 4.47 am will short-originate from Mumbra at 5.53 am