2024-06-02 12:25:53
Mumbai : The 63-hour megablock that started on Central Railway on Thursday evening and the 36-hour block that started on CSMT on Friday evening will finish on Sunday at 12:30 pm. After this megablock, individuals touring on Central Railway will get an enormous reduction. Particularly the size of chosen trains working from CSMT will enhance, whereas the width of platform quantity 5 and 6 of Thane station will present reduction to the passengers ready for trains.
Now Thane’s issues will go away
Native and lengthy distance trains run on Thane, a serious station of Central Railway. Passengers of native and lengthy distance trains all the time confronted issues because of the slim width of platform quantity 5 and 6 right here. RPF personnel needed to be deployed to manage the gang throughout peak hours. The platform has been widened by one other 3 meters in a block of 63 hours. Earlier the width of platform quantity was 10 meters, now it is going to be 13 meters. To widen the platform, a crew of 350 staff and officers labored repeatedly for 63 hours. RCC packing containers saved on navy bogies had been introduced right here, which had been used to widen the platform.
Now lengthy trains will run from CSMT
The plan to extend the size of platforms at CSMT station could be very outdated. Many specific trains had been getting affected because of the association of solely 18-coach trains on platform numbers 10 to 14. At current, work is occurring on platforms quantity 10 and 11 at CSMT station in a block of 36 hours. Work can be performed on platforms quantity 12, 13 and 14 in December 2024. To date, the work of constructing new turnouts and crossovers has been accomplished at CSMT. Other than this, the work of recent route relay interlocking signaling constructing has been accomplished to manage the motion of trains right here. The work of laying and connecting new tracks to attach with the prevailing strains of the station has been accomplished.
Why is Central Railway specializing in specific trains?
CSMT, Dadar and LTT are the three main terminuses on Central Railway. At present, work is occurring to increase the size of platforms at CSMT, whereas extra platforms have been constructed at LTT. Other than these three main terminuses, there are some platforms in Dadar, Thane and Kalyan, the place lengthy distance trains additionally run together with native trains. Because of the slim width of such platforms, a crowd of individuals ready for trains usually gathers. In such a scenario, there may be all the time a concern of an accident. Other than this, incidents of chain pulling additionally happen on such frequent platforms, which impacts the operation of native trains. In such a scenario, the work of eradicating stalls and increasing the frequent platforms of Dadar, Thane and Kalyan stations can also be occurring at a quick tempo. Passengers will profit from this sooner or later.