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Western Railway Cancels 629 Mumbai Local Services for Sixth-Line Work, Closes Borivali Platforms 8–9

The work aims to commission a new electronic interlocking at Borivali to pave the way for a dedicated sixth line.

Overview

  • Western Railway will cancel 296 suburban services on December 27, 235 on December 28, and 98 on December 29.
  • A major block ran at Borivali from 1 am to 7 am on December 27 to commission the interlocking on fast lines.
  • Several up mail and express trains will not halt at Borivali during the block, and platforms 8 and 9 remain closed until December 29.
  • A 30-day traffic block on the KandivaliBorivali section is in force from December 20 to January 18 as final-phase works proceed between Bandra Terminus and Borivali.
  • Some locals from Borivali and Andheri are operating only up to Goregaon on the Harbour route, and multiple long-distance schedules have been revised.