Western Railway to operate jumbo block between Goregaon and Borivali on Sunday

Mumbai local trains Western Railway on Friday said that it will operate a jumbo block between Goregaon and Borivali stations on SundayIn a statement the Western Railway said that to carry out maintenance work of tracks signalling and overhead equipment a jumbo block of five hours will be taken on up and down fast lines between Goregaon and Borivali from 1000 hrs to 1500 hrs on Sunday 22nd October 2023According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur ndash Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway during the block period all up and down fast line trains will run on Slow lines between Goregaon and BorivaliDue to the block some up and down suburban services will remain cancelled and some of the Borivali slow locals will run up to Goregaon stationDetailed information to the effect is available with concerned station masters Passengers are requested to please take note of the above arrangements the Western Railway saidMeanwhile in an another statement earlier the Western Railway said that some Western Railway trains will be affected by a scheduled block occurring between Chalthan and Gangadhra stations from the 18th to the 22nd of October 2023 The block is essential for the launching of a 36meter composite girder as part of a road overbridge ROB construction project the Western Railway said in a statementIt said this block will be operated on both the UP and Down lines along the SuratBhusaval line of the Tapti Valley sectionWestern Railway officials have announced the rescheduling of several trains due to this block affecting passenger travel plans The Chief Public Relations Officer Shri Sumit Thakur issued a press release detailing the rescheduled trains as followsTrain No 19046 Chhapra ndash Surat Tapti Ganga Express Passengers with journeys commencing on the 17th 18th and 21st of October 2023 will experience a 2hour reschedulingTrain No 09378 Nandurbar ndash Udhna MEMU Travelers planning journeys from the 18th to the 22nd of October 2023 will face a 1hour reschedulingTrain No 22948 Bhagalpur ndash Surat SF Express Passengers scheduled to travel on the 19th of October 2023 will experience a 2hour reschedulingPassengers affected by these rescheduled journeys are kindly requested to take note of the changes in their travel plans The Western Railway authorities have taken these measures to ensure passenger safety and to facilitate the construction of the important road overbridgeIn an another statement the Western Railway said that Varanasi Yard remodelling was commissioned on October 15It said a massive 663 route EI having 283 signals 214 points along with block working in 6 directions including yard modification involving 158 new Turnouts and track linking with RE of nearly 38 km has been commissioned after tireless hard work and meticulous planning This involved laying of 38 km new track equivalent to doubling of more than 38 km