Western Railway has announced a significant 4-hour block during the intervening night of October 2nd and 3rd, 2024, to facilitate ongoing work on the 6th line between Goregaon and Kandivali stations. The block will affect train services on both UP and Down Slow lines, as well as all lines, causing delays and cancellations for several trains.
According to Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the block will be implemented as follows:
- Main Block: From 12:30 AM to 4:30 AM, on UP and Down Slow lines between Borivali and Andheri.
- Additional Block: A 1.5-hour block from 2:00 AM to 3:30 AM will affect all lines at Goregaon.
During this period, Slow line local trains will be diverted to Fast lines between Borivali and Andheri. Commuters should note that these diverted trains will not halt at Ram Mandir station due to the unavailability of platforms. Additionally, some long-distance Mail/Express trains are expected to be delayed by 10–20 minutes.
Affected Suburban Trains and Schedule Changes:
- Train No. 19038 Barauni – Bandra Terminus Avadh Express will be delayed by 30 minutes at Borivali.
- Train No. 20942 Ghazipur City – Bandra Terminus SF Express will be delayed by 20 minutes between Virar and Borivali.
- Train No. 90001 Bandra – Borivali local departing from Bandra at 4:05 AM on October 3rd will run up to Goregaon and will be cancelled between Goregaon and Borivali.
- Train No. 92003 Andheri – Virar local departing from Andheri at 4:25 AM will be delayed by 5 minutes and run on Fast mode between Andheri and Borivali.
- Train No. 94004 Borivali – Churchgate AC SLOW local departing from Borivali at 4:32 AM will run on Fast mode between Andheri, Bandra, Dadar, and Mumbai Central.
- Train No. 92067 Churchgate – Borivali local departing from Churchgate at 9:19 AM will run up to Nallasopara with Fast mode between Churchgate and Borivali.
- Train No. 90560 Virar – Bandra SLOW local departing from Virar at 2:14 PM will run to Churchgate on Slow mode.
- Train No. 90648 Nallasopara – Bandra SLOW local departing from Nallasopara at 4:08 PM will also run to Churchgate with Slow mode.
Western Railway urges all commuters to plan their travel accordingly and remain updated through official channels for any further updates regarding this major block.