Indian Railway News Today The official has told that work will be done in Thane (fast line) from 12.30 pm 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 problems 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 railway 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 the platform at two stations. DRM Rajneesh Goyal of Central Railway Mumbai Division 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 (in Thane). Whereas, a 36-hour mega block will start from Friday night for the work of widening platforms 10 and 11 (at CSMT).’
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 16 coach train. 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.
First block of 63 hours
Work will go on in Thane from 12.30 am on Thursday night to 3.30 pm on Sunday. 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 Railways 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 trains on Sunday will start from different stations.
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