11 November,2023 09:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Mumbai local train updates: The Mumbai division of Central Railway on Saturday evening announced that it has cancelled the scheduled mega blocks on Sunday on all of its lines.
In an official statement, the Central Railway said, "There will be no any mega block on Sunday. No mega block on main line, harbour line, trans harbour line of Central Railway's Mumbai division. Earlier issued press note of mega block stands cancelled."
On Friday, the Central Railway's Mumbai Division had said that a mega block on its suburban sections to facilitate various engineering and maintenance works on Sunday, November 12 would be undertaken.
The central Railway had on Friday said that the Down slow services leaving CSMT from 10:48 am to 3:49 pm will be diverted on the Down fast line between CSMT and Vidyavihar stations. Trains will halt at Byculla, Parel, Dadar, Matunga, Sion, and Kurla stations, then rediverted on the Down slow line.
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It had earlier said that the Down slow services leaving CSMT from 10:48 am to 3:49 pm will be diverted on the Down fast line between CSMT and Vidyavihar stations. Trains will halt at Byculla, Parel, Dadar, Matunga, Sion, and Kurla stations, then rediverted on the Down slow line.
Up slow services leaving Ghatkopar from 10:41 am to 3:52 pm will be diverted on the Up fast line between Vidyavihar and CSMT, halting at Kurla, Sion, Matunga, Dadar, Parel, and Byculla stations.
It had said that the CSMT to Chunabhatti/Bandra Down Harbour line will be affected from 11:40 am to 4:40 pm.
Chunabhatti/Bandra to CSMT Up Harbour line will be affected from 11:10 am to 4:10 pm.
During the block period, Down Harbour line services to Vashi/Belapur/Panvel and Bandra/Goregaon will be suspended. Up Harbour line services from Panvel/Belapur/Vashi and Goregaon/Bandra will also be suspended. However, special services will operate between Panvel and Kurla (Platform No.8) during the block period.
Harbour line passengers are allowed to travel via Main Line and Western Railway from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm during the block period, the Central Railway had said in an earlier statement.
