CR's first 18-hours mega block this Sunday; These train services to be affected

Mumbai Division of Central Railways (CR) to carry out its first 18-hours mega block on the Thane-Diva stretch for commissioning 5^th and 6^th line on Sunday, December 19.

According to Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), the block will commence at around 8 am on Sunday which will continue till 2 am on wee hours of Monday, December 20.

The block will take place as the first phase of the final works for laying two additional rail lines on this stretch will be carried out. However, during block period fast local services will be available between Thane and Diva, apart from that keep in mind passengers convenience of Thane and Diva section, several slow local services will be also operated on the diverted route i.e on fast corridor.

Moreover, owing to the block, the Central Railways have cancelled train on long distance routes. These services will be affected on December 19:

Train Cancellations/ Short origination Alert of Date 19.12.2021 pic.twitter.com/4i8f20zyyn

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The block will be operated on Up and Dn slow lines from 08.00 hrs of December 19, Sunday to 02.00 hrs of December 20 Monday. Due to this the train running pattern will be as under:

 Suburban Services:

• Up slow / semi-fast services to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus leaving Kalyan from 07.47 hrs to 23.52 hrs will be diverted on Up fast line between Diva and Mulund skipping halt at Mumbra and Kalva; further re-diverted on Up slow line at Mulund station and arrive destination 10 minutes behind schedule
• Down slow/semi-fast services from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus leaving Mulund at 07.42 hrs to 01.15 hrs (of 20.12.2021) will be diverted on Down fast line between Mulund and Diva stations skipping halt at Kalva and Mumbra; further re-diverted on Down slow line at Diva station and arrive destination 10 minutes behind schedule.
• Suburban services will not be available at Kalva and Mumbra stations during the block period. 
• Passengers boarding from Kopar and Thakurli stations are advised to board trains from Dombivali and Kalyan respectively.
• Railway Administration has arranged to run buses in coordination with Thane and Kalyan-Dombivali Transport Undertakings for the benefit of passengers. 

Cancellation of Express trains Journey Commencing on December 18, Saturday

• 12112 Amravati-Mumbai Express
• 17611 Nanded-Mumbai Express
• 11030 Kolhapur-Mumbai Koyna Express

Cancellation of Express trains Journey Commencing on December 20, Monday

• 11402 Adilabad-Mumbai Nandigram Express
• 11140 Gadag-Mumbai Express 

Short termination / Short origination of Express trains

• 17317 Hubballi-Dadar Express JCO 18.12.2021 will be short terminated at Pune
• 17318 Dadar- Hubballi Express JCO 19.12.2021 will short originate from Pune.

The work of 5th, 6th line project between Thane and Diva (around 9-km stretch) has been ongoing for 11 years now. Initially, it was marred due to encroachments and later technical glitches. The trials will begin after this long work, later it will be opened for the public.

Earlier, on September 26, CR operated special traffic and power block of 10 hours between Kalva-Mumbra Up slow line from 08.00 am to 06.00 pm, in connection with slewing of Up slow line for Thane-Diva 5th & 6th Line.