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Central Railway on Wednesday announced special traffic and power blocks to facilitate the dismantling of panels of the Elphinstone Road Road Over Bridge (ROB). The dismantling work by the authorities will be carried out between Parel railway station and Currey Road railway station.

As per the official statement, the blocks will be carried out over two consecutive nights, April 2/3 and April 3/4, primarily during midnight hours to minimise disruption to suburban services.

The block will be implemented on the section between Byculla railway station (excluding crossovers) and Dadar railway station (excluding platforms).

Midnight on April 3 (Thursday/Friday), services on the Up slow line and both Up and Down fast lines will be affected from 12:30 am to 4:30 am. 

On the following night, April 3/4 (Friday/Saturday), the block will be imposed on the Up Fast line during the same time window.

Several trains to be diverted

Due to the block, several long-distance trains will be diverted. Officials said that train number 11020 Konark Express will be diverted between Matunga and Byculla on both nights and will halt twice at Dadar station.

Additionally, on the night of April 3/4, 12810 Howrah-CSMT Mail and 12134 Mangaluru-CSMT Express will also be diverted on the same route with a double halt at Dadar.

Railway officials further stated that these blocks are essential for infrastructure maintenance and safety upgrades. Central Railway also urged the commuters to plan their journeys accordingly during the period.