Mumbai local train UPDATE: Railway announces Mega-Block till Oct 10, check list of cancelled local trains, affected express trains and routes

Central Railway said more details about train blocks and rescheduled services between October 1 and 10 will be announced soon.

Written by: Analiza Pathak Edited by: Analiza Pathak

Updated: September 27, 2025, 11:26 AM IST

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The Central Railway (CR) has announced a major block in Mumbai starting September 26, which will continue until October 10. The block has been planned to carry out important maintenance and upgrade work, and train services, both local and long-distance, will be affected during this period. According to CR, there will be special traffic and power blocks as part of the plan. Key work includes installing new Foot Over Bridge (FOB) girders at Byculla and Sion stations, as well as Pre-Non Interlocking (PNI) work at Karjat station for yard remodeling.

The railway also confirmed that night-time traffic and power blocks will be imposed in addition to the daytime restrictions. The announcement was made by Dr. Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway.

Mumbai Mega Block: Train services to be hit from Sept 27 to 30

The Central Railway has announced multiple traffic and power blocks that will affect train services between September 27 and 30. Both local and long-distance trains will face cancellations, short terminations, and diversions.

Major Traffic Block

• Karjat – Panvel line: A five-hour block will be imposed daily from 11:20 am to 4:20 pm between September 27 and 30.

Night Blocks

Byculla Station

• Date/Time: September 28, from 12:30 am to 4:30 am
• Impact: Both UP and DOWN slow and fast lines between Byculla and Parel will be affected.

Sion Station

• Date/Time: September 28, from 1:10 am to 4:10 am
• Impact: Both UP and DOWN slow and fast lines between Dadar and Kurla will be affected.

Long-Distance Trains

• Konark Express (11020): Will be held at Kurla (3:28–4:15 am) and at Dadar.
• Howrah-CSMT Express (12810): Will be held at Thane (3:43–4:00 am) and will terminate at Dadar.

Suburban Trains (Select Cancellations)

Cancelled:

• Dadar–Kurla local at 10:18 pm
• Kalyan–CSMT local at 11:15 pm
• CSMT–Thane local at 12:24 am
• Thane–CSMT local at 4:04 am

Short Terminations/Originations:

• Kasara–CSMT (10 pm) will end at Thane (11:49 pm).
• CSMT–Kasara (4:19 am) will start from Thane (5:14 am).

Karjat–Khopoli Line

No local train services will run during the block.

September 27–29

• Cancelled from Karjat: 12:00 pm, 1:15 pm, 3:39 pm
• Cancelled from Khopoli: 11:20 am, 12:40 pm, 2:55 pm
• CSMT–Khopoli (12:20 pm) will end at Karjat
• Khopoli–CSMT (1:48 pm) will start from Karjat

September 28

• Gwalior–Daund Express (22194): Will be diverted via Kalyan–Karjat, with an extra stop at Kalyan for Panvel passengers.

Express trains to run late during Central Railway mega block

As part of the ongoing maintenance work, several express trains will run on revised schedules:

• Coimbatore–LTT Express (11014, JCO 29.09.2025) – will leave Coimbatore at 12:50 pm instead of 8:50 am.
• Chennai–LTT Express (12164, JCO 29.09.2025) – will leave Chennai at 9:25 am instead of 6:25 am.
• Pune–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express (12263, JCO 30.09.2025) – will leave Pune at 3:10 am instead of 11:10 pm.

Central Railway said more details about train blocks and rescheduled services between October 1 and 10 will be announced soon.

The railway authority has also urged passengers to cooperate, stressing that the maintenance work is essential to improve infrastructure and ensure safety.