Western Railway to operate night block of three hours between Vasai and Vaitarna

Western Railway while sharing Mumbai local train updates on Thursday said that it will carry out night block between Vasai Road and Vaitarna stations on the intervening night of March 15 and 16According to the Western Railway there will be a no block in the day on Sunday March 17In an official statement on Thursday the Western Railway said to carry out maintenance work of tracks signalling and overhead equipment a jumbo block of 0300 hours will be taken on up and down fast lines between Vasai Road and Vaitarna stations on the intervening night of Friday Saturday ie on 15th16th March 2024According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway the block on up fast line will be undertaken from 2350 hrs to 0250 hrs while on down fast line it will be from 0140 hrs to 0440 hrsDue to the block Train No 19101 Virar Bharuch MEMU will be delayed by 15 minutes and hence will depart from Virar at 0450 hrs instead of its scheduled departure at 0435 hrsDetailed information to this effect is available in concerned Station Masterrsquos office There will be no block in day time over Western Railway suburban section on this Sunday 17th March 2024 the Western Railway saidMeanwhile in order to ensure hasslefree comfortable travel amp better services to all bonafide passengers Western Railway is undertaking various initiatives In this connection WRrsquos Mumbai Central Division has started an all night ticket checking squad named lsquoBATMANrsquo which aims to put a check on the nuisance of unauthorized ticket travelling during the night hours This initiative will deter the commuters from travelling without ticket or travelling in higher class especially during night timeThe WRrsquos Mumbai Cental Division introduced a novel concept named lsquoBATMANrsquo which is an acronym for Be Aware TTE Manning At Night The lsquoBATMANrsquo squad is trained to operate during night hours The role of these ticket checking staff is to inspect trains amp to be vigilant for any signs of trouble or suspicious activity These staff with their presence deter unauthorised travel in train contributing to the overall efficiency of the system Through their interactions with passengers they also educate for responsible travel practice This drive has been well appreciated by the regular commuters Interestingly the name lsquoBATMANrsquo for the night time ticket checkers was conceptualized by a commuter a press release issued by Sumit Thakur saidThe lsquoBATMANrsquo squad has already begun their mission amp have apprehended more than 2300 ticketless travellers and detected other cases during the first two nights of the start of the initiative During the intervening night of 11th12th amp 12th13th March 2024 the squad collected a fine to the tune almost Rs 630 Lakh Operating in the night at odd hours the members of the lsquoBATMANrsquo Squad patrol the Mumbai suburban stations of the Western Railway with intense dedication and a mission to ensure that every passenger travels with a valid ticket