Title - Central Railway will operate Sunday megablock, may inconvenience commuters

MUMBAI : Passengers could be inconvenienced as Central Railway will operate a megablock on its suburban sections for carrying out maintenance work on Sunday.

The first block will be carried out on the Down fast line between Thane and Kalyan stations from 10 am to 3.30 pm on Sunday. The Dn fast line services leaving Mumbai CST from 9.04 am to 2.51 pm will be diverted on Dn slow line between Thane and Kalyan stations halting at all stations between Thane and Kalyan stations. All these Dn fast locals will halt at Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup & Mulund stations in addition to their respective scheduled halts and will arrive destination 20 minutes behind schedule.

All Up fast line services leaving Thane from 10.50 am to 3.43 pm will halt at Mulund, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar and Kurla stations in addition to their scheduled halts and arrive their destination15 minutes behind schedule.

All Dn slow suburban services leaving CST between 10 am and 4 pm and the Up slow suburban services arriving CST between 11 am and 5 pm will arrive their destination ten minutes behind schedule, officials stated.

Another megablock will be carried out on the Up and Down lines between Kalyan and Ambernath stations from 2 pm to 3.30 pm

The Dn line services leaving Kalyan from 1.32 pm to 3.17 pm and Up line services leaving Badlapur from 1.49 pm to 3.22 pm will remain suspended. However, shuttle services will run between Badlapur and Karjat during the block period, officials added.