Because of platform enlargement and upkeep work at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station, passengers travelling from Mumbai to Goa are more likely to expertise inconvenience resulting from a change within the route of two main trains: Tejas Specific and Jan Shatabdi Specific.
The Central Railway has modified the terminating station of the 2 main trains that run from Mumbai to Goa, News18 reported.
Upkeep work is underway for the enlargement of platforms 12 and 13 at CSMT to deal with the rising passenger load, the report mentioned.
Tejas Specific and Jan Shatabdi Specific will terminate at Dadar Station
The Tejas Specific (22120) and Jan Shatabdi Specific (12051) will now terminate at Dadar as a substitute of CSMT for the following month, it added.
The Central Railway made this short-term change to make sure smoother operations whereas finishing up the required infrastructure work at CSMT.
This variation will stay in impact till February 28 2025, after which the 2 trains are anticipated to return to their regular route.
In response to the report, railway authorities have assured passengers that mandatory crowd administration measures will probably be in place to minimise disruption.
The Central Railway has urged passengers to verify practice schedules earlier than reserving tickets and to be ready for attainable delays as a result of elevated passenger load at Dadar station. For any considerations, they will strategy the railway helpline or station employees.
Passengers are suggested to plan their journeys accordingly and make various preparations if they should journey past Dadar.
Not too long ago, practice providers on some Central Railway routes had been disrupted resulting from an prolonged mega block for a bridge girder launch in Mumbai.
On 26 January, commuters needed to stroll alongside the tracks on some affected routes, and the disruption additionally led to large crowds at varied stations on the Central Railway suburban community.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) was rebuilding the east-west hyperlink Carnac Bridge between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Masjid railway stations in south Mumbai after the British-era construction was demolished resulting from its dilapidated situation.
The suburban providers, which had been alleged to resume from CSMT by 5:30 am, as a substitute resumed later at 10:09 am as a result of ‘block burst’.
