Mumbai Central Railway announces 14- hour mega block on suburban network over weekend
Mumbai Jan 19 PTI The Central Railway has announced a 14-hour block or stoppage of traffic between Thane and Diva stations in Thane district which will start little after Saturday midnightThe purpose was to carry out cut and connection of newly laid track and commissioning of crossovers the CR said in a release on WednesdaySeveral long distance trains and suburban locals will be cancelled said a senior railway officialThe block was part of the work of 5th and 6th line project under the phase two of the ambitious Mumbai Urban Transport Project MUTP-II he saidAfter the block the existing DOWN fast line trains running via Parsik tunnel will be shifted on one of the two lines available via Kalva station whereas the trains on the existing UP fast line will be shifted on another line via Kalva station after the next blockPresently the number of daily suburban commuters is down due to the pandemic But in normal times over 40 lakh commuters used to travel by more than 1350 suburban services of the CR PTI KK KRK KRK
Mumbai Jan 19 PTI The Central Railway has announced a 14-hour block or stoppage of traffic between Thane and Diva stations in Thane district which will start little after Saturday midnightThe purpose was to carry out cut and connection of newly laid track and commissioning of crossovers the CR said in a release on WednesdaySeveral long distance trains and suburban locals will be cancelled said a senior railway officialThe block was part of the work of 5th and 6th line project under the phase two of the ambitious Mumbai Urban Transport Project MUTP-II he saidAfter the block the existing DOWN fast line trains running via Parsik tunnel will be shifted on one of the two lines available via Kalva station whereas the trains on the existing UP fast line will be shifted on another line via Kalva station after the next blockPresently the number of daily suburban commuters is down due to the pandemic But in normal times over 40 lakh commuters used to travel by more than 1350 suburban services of the CR PTI KK KRK KRK
