THANE: Central Railway will take night blocks at Kasara on two consecutive nights this weekend, cutting suburban services between Khardi and Kasara and delaying several outstation trains.
The post non-interlocking and power blocks will be in force from 11.10 pm to 1.40 am on the nights of Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14, on the Up main line and the third line between Khardi and Kasara.
The work is part of the Asangaon–Kasara third line project and the extension of the Up yard line at Kasara on the Igatpuri side.
Local train changes
No suburban trains will run between Khardi and Kasara during the block. On both nights:
- Short termination: Kasara-bound locals leaving CSMT after 9.32 pm will run only up to Asangaon.
- Last Down local to Kasara: N31, leaving CSMT at 8.44 pm.
- First Down local after the block: N35, leaving CSMT at 11.05 pm. It will be held at Khardi until the block is over.
- Last Up local before the block: N36, leaving Kasara at 10 pm.
- First Up local after the block: N2, leaving Kasara at 3.51 am on November 14 and 15.
Mail and express trains delayed
The following Down trains will run 20 to 25 minutes late at Kasara:
- November 13 night: 14122 LTT–Subedarganj Amrit Bharat Express and 12879 LTT–Bhubaneswar Express.
- Both nights: 12322 CSMT–Howrah Express, 12167 LTT–Banaras Express, 01079 CSMT–Gorakhpur Special, 12141 LTT–Patliputra Express, 11057 CSMT–Amritsar Express, 22177 CSMT–Banaras Mahanagari Express and 22538 LTT–Gorakhpur Kushinagar Express.
- November 14 night: 12811 LTT–Hatia Express.
Central Railway said the blocks are needed for infrastructure maintenance and safety, and regretted the inconvenience to passengers.