Western Railway mega block: Why commuters should leave home early this week

Western Railway commuters may have to leave home early throughout the week due to speed restrictions and service cancellations.

A tweet posted by Western Railway on social media platform ‘X’ on Sunday evening talks about a giant block in the intervening night of September 30 to October 1, 2024.

The block will be carried out on the ‘Up And Down’ fast lines at Goregaon and the ‘Up And Down’ fast and slow lines at Malad to facilitate the construction of the sixth railway line between Goregaon and Kandivali stations.

Announcements regarding the blockade are also made at regular intervals at stations.

Although some reports suggest that speed restrictions will also be imposed between Malad and Ram Mandir stations on all four lines, the railways has not officially confirmed the same.

Western Railway has also published a list of trains which will be canceled during the day on Monday.

The image above shows which trains are due to be canceled during the day on the Western Railway.

In the image above:

• BVI means Borivali
• ADH means Andheri
• BA stands for Bandra.
• BYR means Bhayandar
• VR means Virar
• NSP means Nala Sopara
• MDD means Malad
• and GMN means Goregaon

The sixth line of the Western Railway is part of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) II B and is expected to increase the capacity of suburban trains by 20% by separating postal and express trains from local suburban trains.