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Minal Sancheti

2 May 2026 at 12:26:53 pm

Mumbai to face mega blocks on the weekends

Mumbai: On June 28, passengers travelling between Matunga and Mulund stations, as well as between Thane and Vashi, are likely to face inconvenience due to a mega block. There will also be a jumbo block on the weekends between Bhayandar and Borivali stations. Central Railway On Sunday, train services will be suspended due to a mega block between Matunga and Mulund stations. The services on the Trans-Harbour Line between Thane and Vashi stations, will also be suspended. This action will be...

Mumbai to face mega blocks on the weekends

Mumbai: On June 28, passengers travelling between Matunga and Mulund stations, as well as between Thane and Vashi, are likely to face inconvenience due to a mega block. There will also be a jumbo block on the weekends between Bhayandar and Borivali stations. Central Railway On Sunday, train services will be suspended due to a mega block between Matunga and Mulund stations. The services on the Trans-Harbour Line between Thane and Vashi stations, will also be suspended. This action will be taken by the Mumbai division of Central Railway because of various engineering and maintenance works. The block on the main line between Matunga-Mulund stations on the up and down slow lines will be from 11.05 am to 3.55 pm. Down slow line services leaving CSMT Mumbai from 10.14 am to 3.32 pm will be diverted on the down fast line between Matunga and Mulund stations, halting at Sion, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup, and Mulund stations, further re-diverted on the down slow line at Mulund station, and will arrive at the destination 15 minutes behind schedule. Up slow line services leaving Thane from 11.07 am to 3.51 pm will be diverted on the up fast line at Mulund station, between Mulund and Matunga stations, halting at Mulund, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar, Kurla, and Sion stations, further re-diverted on the up slow line at Matunga and will arrive at the destination 15 minutes behind schedule. All up and down locals leaving and arriving at the CSMT between 11.00 am to 5.00 pm will reach their destination 15 minutes later than the scheduled arrival time. The Trans-Harbour line block will operate between Thane, Vashi, and Nerul stations on the up and down from 11.10 am to 4.10 pm. Up and Down Trans-Harbour line services will remain suspended between Thane, Vashi, and Nerul stations during the block period. Down line services for Vashi, Nerul, and Panvel, leaving Thane from 10.35 am to 4.07 pm, and up-line services for Thane, leaving Panvel, Nerul, and Vashi from 10.25 am to 4.09 pm, will remain cancelled. Dr. Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, said, “These maintenance mega blocks are essential for infrastructure upkeep and safety. Passengers are requested to bear with the Railway Administration for the inconvenience caused.” Western Railway To carry out maintenance work of tracks, signalling, and overhead equipment, the Western Railway will also operate a mega block, which will be undertaken during the intervening night of June 27 and 28, 2026, between Bhayandar and Borivali stations. During the block period, all fast line trains between Virar and Vasai Road and Borivali will be operated on the slow lines.

Jain community ends dispute with Raj

Mumbai: Against the backdrop of an ugly controversy that erupted last week in Malad, a delegation of prominent office-bearers from a Jain community organisation called on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Raj Thackeray, and tendered a written apology.


The delegation included Deepak Savla and K. N. Maniar, Trustees of the ‘Shree Dhanna-Shalibhadra Tapagach Shwetambar Murti Pujak Aradhak Jain Sangh’ Malad, who tendered the apology – in Marathi – to Raj Thackeray and profusely expressed regrets over an incident that created political ripples, said MNS general secretary Sandip Deshpande.


Hosting the delegation, a grim Raj did not miss the opportunity to give an earful to the delegation - with political overtones, but without taking names - “Just because there are two Gujaratis ruling at the Centre doesn’t mean you can do anything you want. Don’t antagonise us… If we lose our restraint, the repercussions can be serious.”


The apology concerns an event of June 17, held at Shivaji Chowk in Malad east where some unknown persons had stuck a Jain community flag on the ‘jiretop’ (royal headgear) of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj installed there.


Apparently distancing itself now from the row, the Jain trustees claimed that “it was done by some anti-social elements” which had hurt the sentiments of all Marathis and admirers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.


Following an agitation carried out by MNS Vibhag president Mahesh Manohar Farkase at the venue then, the organisers admitted to the faux pas and had promptly removed the flag.


While clarifying that there was no intention to hurt anybody’s feelings, they also tendered the apology on behalf of the entire Jain community to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and all the Marathi people of Maharashtra.


“That episode had hurt the sentiments of Raj Thackeray and the citizens of Maharashtra. We hereby tender an apology and assure that such a thing will not recur in future. Please accept our apology and forgive us,” urged the letter.


Raising last fortnight’s controversy when certain Jain groups had painted pavements and common society roads with white paint – a move dubbed by the MNS as ‘cultural terrorism’ - Raj expressed his ire and cautioned the community against behaving irresponsibly on its whims and fancies.


Raj reiterated the issue of upholding the Marathi pride to the delegation, pointing to other instances like defiling of Marathi signboards with white paint in certain places, that have led to needless tensions between Marathis and Jains.


“Such practices must be stopped immediately and the dignity of Marathi identity must be kept intact,” the MNS chief said firmly, to which the delegation nodded, and promised to maintain social harmony.


Ruling Shiv Sena Minister Pratap Sarnaik and Bharatiya Janata Party ex-minister Sudhir Mungantiwar warmly lauded the initiative by the Jain community to reach out to Raj, tender the apology and resolve the matter amicably.

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