Mumbai: Western Railway to operate jumbo block of five hours, check details

The Western Railway on Friday said that it will operate a jumbo block on its Mumbai suburban division on SundayIn a statement the Western Railway said that to carry out maintenance work of tracks overhead and signalling equipment a jumbo block of five hours will be taken on 5th line between Jogeshwari and Santacruz station from 1000 hrs to 1500 hrs on Sunday 30th April 2023According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway during the block period some suburban trains will remain cancelledDetailed information to this effect is available with station masters the Western Railway saidAlso Read WR to run super fast summer special train between Vadodara and HaridwarMeanwhile the Western Railway has begun its monsoon related preparations ahead of rains in MumbaiThe Western Railway in a statement on Friday said that it is committed to provide smooth travel for its commuters to keep the wheels of trains running and ensure uninterrupted services especially during the monsoons Due to the sustained efforts and infrastructure upgrades the suburban operations have improved in the past few years during the monsoons and WR ran train services smoothly and normally over the Mumbai suburban section with minimum disruptions despite heavy rainfallIt said that one of the techniques adopted in this direction is construction of additional waterways using micro ndash tunneling methods Such waterways have already been constructed at 5 locations Recently another two waterways were commissioned while 5 more will be completed this yearIt said that the topography of the major flood prone areas of previous monsoons such as Bandra Andheri Mahim Grant Road Goregaon Vasai Road amp Virar were studied in detail and an action plan was drawn accordingly to suit the requirements of the particular area the aim being to facilitate quick amp smooth discharge of rainwater and prevent water logging WR studied the flooding pattern and devised customized solutions for each flooding location by adopting modern technology amp techniques to put an end to this perennial issue of flooding One of the techniques include construction of additional waterways by using the advanced microtunnelling method Such waterways have been constructed between Bandra ndash Khar Goregaon ndash Malad Vasai Road ndash Nallasopara Nallasopara ndash Virar sections as well as at Nallasopara South near culvert no 79