The Central Railway has revealed plans for a significant five-day midnight traffic block, set to be in effect from October 2nd to 6th. This block will result in the temporary suspension of rail services between the Belapur and Panvel stations. The purpose of this block is to facilitate the remodeling of the suburban railway yard at Panvel station and the construction of two new lines for the Dedicated Freight Corridor.
Currently, a 38-hour block between Belapur and Panvel is ongoing and is expected to conclude around 1 PM on Monday, October 2nd. Following this, the midnight block will commence. Suburban train services between Belapur and Panvel stations will be temporarily canceled from 00:30 AM to 05:30 AM, spanning from the night of October 2nd to the early morning of October 7th, 2023.
Here are the details of the last and first train schedules during the block period:
The last local train to Panvel on the Down Harbour line during the block period will depart from CSMT at 10:58 PM, arriving at Panvel at 12:18 AM (midnight).
The last local train to Panvel on the Down Trans-Harbour line will depart from Thane at 11:32 PM, reaching Panvel at 12:24 AM (midnight).
The last local train departing Panvel on the Up Trans-Harbour line will leave Panvel at 10:15 PM and reach Thane at 11:07 PM.
The first local train after the block from Thane to Panvel will depart at 06:20 AM, arriving at Panvel at 07:12 AM.
The first local train after the block from Panvel on the Up Harbour line toward CSMT will depart at 05:40 AM and reach CSMT at 06:59 AM.
The first local train after the block from Panvel on the Up Trans-Harbour line toward Thane will depart at 06:13 AM, reaching Thane at 07:05 AM.
An official from the Central Railway advised commuters to plan their travel accordingly during this service disruption and expressed apologies for any inconvenience caused.
