Central Railway to Operate Night Block for FOB Girders De-launching at Thane Station
Central Railway (CR) in Mumbai will be implementing a special traffic and power block for the de-launching of girders at Thane station, specifically for the Chandni Bundar Public FOB project. This operation will involve both the UP and DOWN Trans-Harbour lines as well as the 6th line, utilizing a 140-ton crane for the task.
Details of the Block
The night block is scheduled to take place on the dates of 21st and 22nd of September 2024, falling on a Saturday and Sunday night. The duration of the block will be from 22:30 hrs to 04:30 hrs, with a possible extension until 06:00 hrs. The affected sections include the UP and DOWN Trans-Harbour lines from Kopar Khairane to Thane, encompassing the platforms, and the 6th Line from Diva to Mulund excluding the crossovers.
Impact on Train Services
As a result of the block, there will be diversions in place for UP Mail/Express trains. The following trains running on the 6th Line will be redirected to the UP Fast Line between Kalyan/Diva to Mulund/Vidyavihar stations:
– 11072 Kamayani Express
– 11100 Madgaon-LTT Express
– 12052 Madgaon-Mumbai Janshtabdi Express
– 11082 Gorakhpur-LTT Express
– 22120 Madgaon-CSMT Tejas Express
– 22537 Gorakhpur-Mumbai Kushinagar Express
– 11062 Jaynagar-LTT Express
– 11020 Bhubaneshwar-Mumbai Konark Express
– 18030 Shalimar-LTT Express
– 18519 Vishakhapatnam-LTT Express
– 20104 Gorakhpur-LTT Superfast Express
Suburban Train Services
During the block period, there will be adjustments to suburban train services as well. Suburban services to Vashi/Panvel departing from Thane between 22:01 hrs to 00:05 hrs and services departing from Vashi at 21:37 hrs and Panvel at 23:18 hrs will be canceled.
The last local train before the block on the DOWN Trans-Harbour Line will leave Thane at 21:41 hrs and reach Vashi at 22:10 hrs. On the UP Trans-Harbour Line, the last local will depart from Vashi at 21:24 hrs and arrive at Thane at 21:53 hrs.
Following the completion of the block, the first local train on the DOWN Trans-Harbour Line will depart Thane at 05:12 hrs and arrive at Panvel at 06:04 hrs. On the UP Trans-Harbour Line, the first local will leave Vashi at 06:30 hrs and reach Thane at 06:59 hrs.
Passengers are advised to cooperate with the Railway Administration during this time and apologize for any inconvenience caused due to the necessary infrastructure block.
