Western Railway will undertake girder-laying activities for a new Mahim-Bandra bridge, resulting in extensive service disruptions throughout the suburban network of Mumbai. While conducting this operation, more than 330 local train services will be cancelled in mega blocks to be carried out on April 11 and 12 nights.
April 11 (Friday): Train Services Affected
From 10:23 pm on Friday, all down slow trains originating at Churchgate and up slow trains originating for Churchgate will run on the fast track between Mumbai Central and Santacruz. As a result of this diversion:
Trains will bypass the following stations: Mahalaxmi, Lower Parel, Prabhadevi, Matunga Road, Mahim, and Khar Road.
- The last local from Virar to Churchgate will leave at 12:05 am.
- Trains from Goregaon to Bandra will be routed on the Harbour Line.
- Both fast and slow lines will be used by Virar–Andheri services.
Block Timings on April 11:
- Slow Line: 11:00 pm to 8:30 am
- Fast Line: 12:30 am to 6:30 am
- Restoration Timeline for Saturday, April 12:
- Services will revert step by step:
- First Bhayander-bound Churchgate local (via fast track): 6:10 am
- First Borivali–Churchgate slow local: 8:03 am
- First Churchgate–Borivali fast local: 6:14 am
- First Churchgate–Virar fast local: 6:15 am
- First Churchgate–Borivali slow local: 8:03 am
- Second Block on April 12 (Saturday Night):
- There will be another block the next night with the following timings:
- Slow Line: 11:30 pm to 9:00 am
- Fast Line: 11:30 pm to 8:00 am
Important service changes:
Trains running between Churchgate and Dadar will run on the fast line.
Trains starting from Dahanu Road, Virar, Nalasopara, Vasai Road, Bhayander, and Borivali will end at Andheri.
- Last local from Virar to Churchgate: 10:53 pm
- Service Restoration on April 13 (Sunday):
- First slow local from Virar–Churchgate: 8:08 am
- First local from Bhayander–Churchgate: 8:24 am
- First fast local from Virar–Churchgate: 8:18 am
- First fast local from Churchgate–Virar: 9:03 am
These disruptions are a part of plans for the upgrade of Western Railway’s infrastructure and are likely to bring inconvenience to commuters.
