Western Railway zone has announced the regulation of several train services due to scheduled maintenance work between Mahim and Bandra stations in Maharashtra. A total of 451 trains, including Vande Bharat, Rajdhani Express and suburban services, will be impacted.

The maintenance involves rebuilding the south abutment of Bridge No. 20 and will affect operations on the intervening nights of 24th/25th January 2025 (Friday/Saturday) and 25th/26th January 2025 (Saturday/Sunday). 

Western Railway Major Block Details

24th/25th January 2025 (Friday/Saturday): A block will occur from 23:00 hrs to 08:30 hrs on UP and Down Slow lines, and from 00:30 hrs to 06:30 hrs on the Down Fast line.

25th/26th January 2025 (Saturday/Sunday): A block will take place from 23:00 hrs to 08:30 hrs on UP and Down Slow and Down Fast lines, and from 23:00 hrs to 07:30 hrs on the UP Fast line.

Regulation of Train Services on 24th/25th January 2025

The last Slow train towards Virar will depart from Churchgate at 23:58 hrs. After 23:00 hrs on Friday, all Slow services from Churchgate will run on the Fast line between Mumbai Central and Santacruz, skipping stations like Mahalaxmi, Lower Parel, Prabhadevi, Matunga Road, Mahim, and Khar Road.

Services from Virar, Bhayandar, and Borivali after 23:00 hrs will also run on the Fast line and won’t stop at several stations between Santacruz and Mumbai Central. Local services between Churchgate and Dadar will operate on the Fast line during the block period.

On Saturday morning, Slow and Fast services originating from Virar and surrounding stations will terminate at Andheri. The first Fast train post-block will depart from Virar at 05:47 hrs, reaching Churchgate by 07:05 hrs.

Cancellation of trains

  • Train No. 12267 Mumbai Central – Hapa Duronto Express of 25th January 2025 will remain cancelled.
  • Train No. 12268 Hapa- Mumbai Central Duronto Express of 26th January 2025 will remain cancelled.
  • Train No. 12227 Mumbai Central – Indore Duronto Express of 25th January 2025 will remain cancelled.
  • Train No. 12228 Indore – Mumbai Central Duronto Express of 26th January 2025 will remain cancelled.

Short Termination/Origination of Trains

  • Train No. 09052 Bhusaval – Dadar Special of 25th January 2025 will short terminate at Borivali and remain partially cancelled between Borivali and Dadar.
  • Train No. 12927 Dadar – Ekta Nagar Superfast Express of 25th January, 2025 will short originate from Borivali and remain partially cancelled between Dadar and Borivali.
  • Train No. 19003 Dadar – Bhusaval Khandesh Express of 26th January, 2025 will short originate from Borivali and remain partially cancelled between Dadar and Borivali.
  • Train No. 19015 Dadar – Porbandar Saurashtra Express of 26th January, 2025 will short originate from Borivali and remain partially cancelled between Dadar and Borivali.
  • Train No. 22946 Okha – Mumbai Central Saurashtra Mail of 25th January 2025 will short terminate at Borivali and remain partially cancelled between Borivali and Mumbai Central.
  • Train No. 12902 Ahmedabad – Dadar Gujarat Mail of 25th January 2025 will short terminate at Palghar and remain partially cancelled between Palghar and Dadar.
  • Train No. 59024 Valsad – Mumbai Central Passenger of 26th January 2025 will short terminate at Borivali and remain partially cancelled between Borivali and Mumbai Central.
  • Train No. 59045 Mumbai Central – Vapi Passenger of 26th January 2025 will short originate from Borivali and remain partially cancelled between Mumbai Central and Borivali.
  • Train No. 12904 Amritsar – Mumbai Central Golden Temple Mail of 24th January 2025 will short terminate at Andheri and remain partially cancelled between Andheri and Mumbai Central.
  • Train No. 19016 Porbandar – Dadar Saurashtra Express of 24th January 2025 will short terminate at Borivali and remain partially cancelled between Borivali and Dadar.

Rescheduling /Regulation of Trains

  • Train No. 20901 Mumbai Central – Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express of 25th January 2025 will be rescheduled and depart at 06:15 hrs from Mumbai Central.
  • Train No. 20901 Mumbai Central – Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express of 26th January 2025 will be rescheduled and depart at 08:15 hrs from Mumbai Central.
  • Train No. 22953 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Gujarat Superfast Express of 25th January 2025 will be rescheduled and depart at 06:40 hrs from Mumbai Central.
  • Train No. 22953 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Gujarat Superfast Express of 26th January 2025 will be rescheduled and depart at 08:15 hrs from Mumbai Central.
  • Train No. 12928 Ekta Nagar – Dadar Express of 25th January 2025 will be rescheduled and depart at 23:25 hrs from Ekta Nagar.
  • Train No. 14707 Lalgarh – Dadar Ranakapur Express of 25th January 2025 will be rescheduled and depart at 10:00 hrs from Lalgarh.
  • Train No. 12962 Indore – Mumbai Central Avantika Express of 25th January 2025 will be rescheduled and depart at 19:40 hrs from Indore.
  • Train No. 12956 Jaipur – Mumbai Central Superfast Express of 25th January 2025 will be rescheduled and depart at 16:30 hrs from Jaipur.
  • Train No. 12268 Hapa – Mumbai Central Duronto Express of 25th January 2025 will be regulated by 45-50 minutes.
  • Train No. 12952 New Delhi – Mumbai Central Rajdhani Express of 25th January 2025 will be regulated by 20-25 minutes.