Overview
- Engineers failed to secure a mandatory 'line-fit' certificate for the new Kandivali crossover, isolating the car shed and disrupting suburban operations.
- Western Railway cancelled 102 local trains on Tuesday, then withdrew only 30 services on Wednesday once the crossover was certified fit around 5 am.
- The first restored Malad–Churchgate fast departed at 9:06 am on Wednesday following the clearance, with most services back on track.
- Mandatory speed restrictions on the newly laid line are expected for about a week, so a small number of cancellations and detentions will continue.
- From January 26 to March 7, the Karnavati Express will originate and terminate at Bandra Terminus, and the Ahmedabad–Mumbai Vande Bharat will run with 20 coaches.