Mumbai Railways Mega Block on August 26 Latest News: Local Trains to Run as Per Schedule on Central, Harbour Line; no Day Block on Western Line

The Mumbai Railways conducts Mumbai Mega Block on almost all Sundays throughout the year for the maintenance works of rail racks and other related works under both the Railway zones.

Author: India.com News Desk Edited by: Rini Sharma

Published: August 26, 2018, 12:41 PM IST

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Mumbai Mega Block Latest News: The local train services on the Central Line and Harbour Line will remain unaffected on Sunday, August 26. Meanwhile, no day block has been scheduled on the Western Line. The Mumbai Railways conducts Mumbai Mega Block on almost all Sundays throughout the year for the maintenance works of rail racks and other related works under both the Railway zones. Notably, the Central Railway’s Train Block is called Mega Block and Western Railway’s Train Block is called Jumbo Block.

As per the Mumbai Mega Block schedule shared by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the local trains will run as per their schedule on Central, Harbour and Western Line all through the day on August 26.

No Mega Block on Central Line and Harbour Line

The Central Railway has announced that no mega block will be organised on Main and Harbour lines of Central Railway on August 26, i.e. today. This means that the local trains on both the routes will operate as per the schedule.

No Day Block on Western Line

As per IRCTC, Western Line will not experience a day block on Sunday. However, to carry out maintenance work of tracks, signalling and overhead equipment, a block of four hours was undertaken from 00.30 AM to 04.30 AM o­n Up and Down slow line during intermittent night of August 25-26, between Vasai Road and Virar stations. During the block, some Down slow line trains were made operational o­n Down fast lines between Vasai Road and Virar stations.