Mumbai local train services to be affected on June 14

Mumbai's suburban rail commuters are likely to face disruptions on Sunday, June 14, as Western Railway and Central Railway have announced jumbo and mega blocks on various sections of their networks to undertake essential maintenance works related to engineering, signalling and overhead equipment.

Western Railway will operate a jumbo block on the Harbour Line section between Bandra and Goregaon stations from 10.30 am to 3 pm.

According to Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek, all Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-Bandra-CSMT and CSMT/Panvel-Goregaon-CSMT/Panvel Harbour Line services operated by Central Railway will remain cancelled during the block period.

In addition, certain Churchgate-Goregaon-Churchgate slow local services of Western Railway will also remain cancelled.

Western Railway said details of the affected services would be available with station masters across the suburban network and advised passengers to plan their journeys accordingly.

Meanwhile, Central Railway has announced a special midnight mega block on the Main Line and a day mega block on the Harbour Line.

The midnight block will be undertaken on the UP and DOWN fast lines between Byculla and Vidyavihar stations from 12.45 am to 3.45 am during the intervening night of June 13 and June 14 in connection with the Sion Road Over Bridge (ROB) project.

As a result, suburban train services between CSMT and Kurla will remain unavailable from 12.10 am to 4.10 am.

On Sunday, Central Railway will also carry out a day mega block on the Harbour Line between CSMT and Chunabhatti/Bandra.

The DOWN Harbour Line block between CSMT and Chunabhatti/Bandra will be in force from 11.40 am to 4.40 pm, while the UP Harbour Line block between Chunabhatti/Bandra and CSMT will remain effective from 11.10 am to 4.10 pm.

During the block period, DOWN Harbour Line services for Vashi, Belapur and Panvel departing CSMT between 11.16 am and 4.47 pm will remain suspended. Similarly, services for Bandra and Goregaon departing CSMT between 10.48 am and 4.43 pm will also remain cancelled.

On the UP route, Harbour Line services for CSMT departing Panvel, Belapur and Vashi between 9.53 am and 3.20 pm will remain suspended. Services departing Goregaon and Bandra for CSMT between 10.45 am and 5.13 pm will also remain cancelled.

To minimise inconvenience, Central Railway will operate special services between Panvel and Kurla (Platform No. 8) at intervals of 20 minutes during the block period.

Harbour Line passengers will also be permitted to travel via the Main Line and Western Railway network between 10 am and 6 pm on June 14.

Central Railway clarified that no daytime mega block will be operated on the Main Line between CSMT and Kalyan on Sunday.