Mumbai: Central Railway to operate mega block on March 19, details here

The Mumbai division of Central Railway will operate Mega Block on its suburban section for carrying out various engineering and maintenance works on March 19 the Railwayrsquos spokesperson said in a press statementThe details of the Mega Block are as underChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj TerminusVidyavihar up and down slow lines from 1055 am to 0355 pmDown slow line services leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai from 1048 am to 340 pm will be diverted on down fast line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai and Vidyavihar stations halting at Byculla Parel Dadar Matunga Sion and Kurla stations and further rediverted on proper Dn slow lineUp slow line services leaving Ghatkopar from 1041 am to 352 pm will be diverted on Up fast line between Vidyavihar and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai halting at Kurla Sion Matunga Dadar Parel and Byculla StationsAlso readMumbai Western Railway to operate jumbo block on March 18 and 19 night check detailsNo Mega Block will be operated on Harbour Line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai and PanvelThe spokesperson said this maintenance mega block is essential for infrastructure upkeep and safety He requested the passengers to bear with the Railway Administration for the inconvenience causedMeanwhile the Central Railway said it will operate night traffic and power block on up fast line and down Harbour line for launching of five plate girders of 80 M wide Foot Over Bridge at Kurla station using 140 T Railway CraneThe press release noted that the block will be operated on March 18 and 19 Saturday and Sunday during night time from 1150 pm to 0420 am on up fast line from Vikhroli to Matunga and on down Harbour line from Vadala Road to MankhurdDue to this the press release noted the train running pattern will be as underSuburbanUp and down Harbour line services will not be available during Block periodLast local on down harbour line will be PL203 leaving CSMT at 1114 pmLast local on up harbour line will be PL186 leaving Vadala Road at 1108 pmFurthermore the following trains will be diverted on up slow line between Mulund and Matunga and will arrive at respective destinations 10 to15 minutes behind scheduleTrain No 11020 Konark ExpressTrain No 12810 Howrah ndash Mumbai Mail via NagpurTrain No 12134 Mangaluru Mumbai ExpressTrain No 12702 HyderabadMumbai Hussain Sagar ExpressThe Railway requested passengers to bear with the Railway Administration for the inconvenience caused due to this infrastructure block