Mumbai : The Western and Central Railway have cancelled the mega block of their suburban services on Sunday for convenience of lakhs of devotees who would travel to immersion points to catch a glimpse of Ganpati idols on the last day of the festival. Along with that, the Western Railway has decided to run special trains.
The special trains will halt at all stations.
Both, Western Railway and Central Railway declared the decision via the micro-blogging site Twitter. The CR tweeted, “There will be no Mega Block on 27 September on @Central_Railway suburban sections for the benefit of devotees of Ganesh Festival. WR’s official twitter handle stated, “No Day Block on WR suburban in Mumbai on Sunday September 27, and Night Block at Bandra (T) Main and Yard.”
Mega-block is a weekly practice carried out by both suburban railway services for track maintenance and to get over the wear and tear and fatigue of the rails. During the block, train services are affected for a specified period.
Eight special trains between Churchgate and Virar on the intervening night of September 27 and 28
CHURCHGATE TO VIRAR
First train will depart from Churchgate at 01:15 am and reach Virar at 02:47 am
Second train will depart from Churchgate at 01:55 am and reach Virar at 03:30 am
Third trail will depart from Churchgate at 02:25 am and reach Virar at 4 am
Fourth train will leave Churchgate at 03.20 am and reach Virar at 04:55 am
VIRAR TO CHURCHGATE
First train will depart from Virar at 12:15 am and reach Churchgate at 01:45 am
Second train will depart from Virar at 12:45 am and reach Churchgate at 02:17 am
Third trailwill depart from Virar at 01:40 am and reach Churchgate at 03:12 am
Fourth trailwill leave Virar at 02:55 am and reach Churchgate at 04:30 am
