The Western Railway (WR) has announced a scheduled night block between Bhayandar and Borivali stations during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, 24–25 May 2025, to facilitate essential maintenance work.
As per WR’s Mumbai suburban train update, the block is vital for infrastructure upkeep, including track repairs, signal system enhancements, and overhead equipment maintenance.
Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, stated that the “Jumbo Block” will be implemented from 11:30 pm to 3:00 am on the UP fast line and from 1:15 am to 4:45 am on the Down fast line. During this period, all fast locals will be diverted to the UP slow line between Virar/Vasai Road and Borivali. Consequently, certain services will be cancelled. Passengers are urged to verify train timings and service updates at their respective stations’ Station Master’s offices.
WR has also confirmed that there will be no day block on Sunday, 25 May 2025, ensuring smooth operations of suburban services during the daytime.
In addition, to cater to the summer travel demand, WR will operate two summer special trains.
Train No. 09029/09030 Bandra Terminus–Banaras Superfast Special (Unreserved) will run 24 trips between 10 April and 27 June. Train No. 09029 will depart Bandra Terminus every Thursday at 4:30 am, reaching Banaras the following day at 6:30 am. The return service, Train No. 09030, will leave Banaras every Friday at 9:30 am and arrive in Bandra by 12:15 pm the next day.
Another service, Train No. 09033/09034 Udhna–Barauni Weekly Special, will also run 24 trips between 9 April and 27 June. Booking for Train No. 09033 opens on Saturday via PRS counters and the IRCTC website.
Source: Mid-day
