MUMBAI: On Sunday, Central Railway (CR) will hold its 3,000th mega block since it first began this practice in October 1997 for maintenance of tracks and railway assets. The block will be held on the down harbour line between CSMT-Chunabhatti/Bandra, from 11.10 am to 4.40 pm.
CR’s chief PRO Shivaji Sutar said, “Maintenance of signalling, telecommunications, track, overhead wire, etc, are to be carried out.”
CR introduced mega blocks on the main line in October 1997, and on the Harbour line in April 2000. They usually last three to five hours during the day on weekends, when passenger count is lower. A senior official said, “Due to poor visibility at night, daytime blocks are preferred to ensure proper maintenance.”
