Indian Railway News Today The official has said that work will be carried out in Thane (fast line) from 12.30 am on Thursday night to 3.30 pm on Sunday. The second block will be of 36 hours at CSMT.
Those traveling from CSMT i.e. Chhatrapati Maharaj Terminus may have to face troubles from Thursday to Sunday afternoon. It is reported that Central Railway has announced a mega block of more than 60 hours for platform expansion work. Figures show that more than 900 local trains will be canceled during this period. However, the railways has requested to run more buses for the convenience of passengers.
Why will the block be imposed?
Railways is going to impose a mega block for widening platforms at two stations. DRM of Central Railway Mumbai Division Rajneesh Goyal said in a press conference on Wednesday, ‘A 63-hour mega block will start from Thursday night for the widening of platforms 5 and 6 (at Thane). Whereas, a 36-hour mega block will start from Friday night for the widening work of platforms 10 and 11 (at CSMT).’
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Goyal says that after increasing the width of the platform, facilities like escalators or wide stairs will be available. After the widening of platforms 10 and 11 at CSMT, a train of 24 coaches will be able to stop instead of a train of 16 coaches. According to media reports, the work related to widening has already been completed and the mega block is being imposed due to non-interlocking work.
The first block of 63 hours will
run from 12:30 am on Thursday night to 3:30 pm on Sunday in Thane. The second block will be of 36 hours. Under this, work will continue at CSMT from 12:30 am on Friday night to 12:30 pm on Sunday.
Affected trains
According to media reports, Central Railway has informed that a total of 930 local train services will be cancelled during the mega block in CSMT and Thane. These include 161 trains on Friday, 534 on Saturday and 235 on Sunday. Apart from this, the railways will reduce the distance of 444 suburban trains. 446 local train services, including 307 trains on Saturday and 139 on Sunday, will start from different stations.
