Overview
- A 30-day traffic block between Kandivali and Borivali began the night of December 20/21 and runs through January 18, affecting suburban, passenger, and select long-distance trains.
- The initial phase uses nightly windows from 11 pm to 4:30 am through December 25/26, with 94 suburban services cancelled daily in that span and 87 cancellations slated for December 26.
- Western Railway announced a Non-Interlocking block to commission Electronic Interlocking at Borivali from 11 pm December 26 to 7 am December 27, with Down fast line speed restrictions continuing through midnight on December 27–28.
- Some locals will be cancelled or short-terminated to Goregaon during the NI window, and officials say efforts are underway to avoid unusual cancellations on December 31.
- The fifth line is suspended and trains are diverted to fast lines with speed limits, crowding has intensified on platforms and trains, and WR has asked BEST for additional buses and deployed station help desks.