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15-Day Rail Works Trigger Sunday Mega Blocks in Mumbai, With CSMT Platform 18 Closing Oct. 1–Dec. 19

Officials call the outages essential to complete yard remodelling for safer, higher-capacity operations.

Overview

  • From Sept. 27–30, a daily 11:20–16:20 block on the Panvel line near Karjat halts KarjatKhopoli locals, with specified cancellations plus short terminations and origins.
  • On Sept. 28, Central Railway will block the Main Line’s 5th and 6th lines between Vidyavihar and Thane from 08:00–13:30, diverting several long-distance trains with 10–15 minute delays, including the SolapurCSMT Vande Bharat.
  • The Trans-Harbour link between Thane and Vashi/Nerul will be suspended on Sept. 28 from 11:10–16:10, with ThaneVashi/Nerul/Panvel services canceled in adjacent windows.
  • Western Railway will run a five-hour jumbo block on Sept. 28 on the ChurchgateMumbai Central slow lines (10:35–15:35), shifting services to fast lines and canceling or short-terminating some trains.
  • CSMT Platform 18 will be shut Oct. 1–Dec. 19 for RLDA-led redevelopment, with long-distance services reassigned and the AmravatiCSMT and Nandigram Expresses short-terminated at Dadar.