Railway Mega Block

The Central Railway has announced a 72-hour mega block on Friday and Saturday, canceling 350+ trains, including local and passenger trains. Because of the addition of two new lines between Thane and Diva stations near Mumbai, Central Railway's (CR) chief public relations officer Shivaji Sutar stated that the mega block will begin on February 5 at midnight and will last until February 7 at midnight. During the mega block, at least 350 suburban locals and 117 mail, express, and passenger trains will be canceled, according to the Railways. 

"The Central Railway will operate a special infrastructure block between Thane and Diva for cut and connection works as well as the commissioning of the new RRI building in Diva in connection with the Thane-Diva 5th and 6th lines," the Central Railways stated.

The railway authorities are constructing two new railway lines between Thane and Diva stations as part of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) to separate suburban and outstation trains. According to railway officials, the long-delayed project will be completed soon. Once completed, the project is expected to reduce traffic congestion in the section while also allowing for the addition of more suburban services on the route.

List of trains that will be affected:

• Up Mail/Express and Up fast suburban trains leaving Kalyan from 23.10 hrs (11.10 pm) of February 4 to 04.00 hrs (4.00 am) of February 6 will be diverted on Up slow line between Kalyan and Mulund and will not halt at Thane station.
• From February 6 Up fast trains will run on the newly laid Up fast line via Kalva platform No.4 and New tunnel-1.
• Dn Mail/Express trains leaving Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) and arriving at Thane from 23.10 hrs (11.10 pm) of February 4 to till completion of the block will be diverted on Down fast line between Mulund and Kalyan station via Thane Platform No.5.
• Up and Down slow line suburban services will run via newly laid Up and Down slow lines i.e. Thane – Kalva – Mumbra – Diva on the proper route.
• During the block period, MEMU services between Vasai Road /Panvel /Roha will run on a special timetable given below (Regular Timetable for Central Railway MEMU services will remain cancelled except Western Railway MEMU services).
• Down fast suburban services will run on newly laid Dn fast line via New Platform No.3 of Kalva station, Mumbra platform No.3 and Diva proper platform No.3.
• Existing Down and Up fast lines between Thane – Diva via Parsik tunnel will be commissioned as 5th and 6th lines.
• On February 5 about 175 timetabled suburban trains will remain cancelled, however, few suburban trains will run as specials.

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