Western Railway (WR) has scheduled a major block between Goregaon and Kandivali stations during the intervening night of October 5th and 6th, 2024, to facilitate the ongoing work for the 6th line between these stations. According to WR’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Vineet Abhishek, the block will impact train services in the area for both local and express trains.
Block Details and Timings
The block will last for 10 hours on the 5th line, from 11:00 PM on October 5th to 9:00 AM on October 6th. Additionally, a 4.5-hour block will be taken on the UP fast line from 11:00 PM to 3:30 AM during the same period.
During the block, all UP fast line local trains will operate on the UP slow line between Borivali and Andheri. This adjustment will cause disruptions to some suburban train services, with a number of trains being cancelled or short-terminated.
Passengers are advised to check with station masters or refer to the list of affected services, which includes:
- Train No. 94078 Virar – Andheri Fast local (Oct 5) will short-terminate at Borivali.
- Train No. 94079 Andheri – Bhayandar Fast local (Oct 5) will short-originate from Borivali.
- Train No. 92001 Borivali – Virar Local (Oct 6) will be rescheduled to depart at 5:10 AM.
- Train No. 90004 Borivali – Churchgate Local (Oct 6) will depart at 4:05 AM.
In addition, all 5th line Mail/Express trains will operate on the DOWN fast line between Andheri and Borivali during the block period.