Blocks on Western Railway over night, no day block today

MUMBAI : There will be no day block on the Western Railway suburban today and this will be a relief to several commuters.A block was undertaken overnight between Vasai Road and Virar from 12.15 am to 4.15 am, while a major block was also carried out at Prabhadevi station from 1.30 am to 6 am for de-launching of girder of Prabhadevi Road Over Bridge.During the Vasai Road – Virar block, all slow line trains ran on the fast line between Virar/Vasai Road and Borivali. During the block at Prabhadevi, some suburban services were cancelled, short-terminated and reversed from Dadar and Bandra, and no suburban train services ran between Churchgate and Prabhadevi station and also at Matunga Road and Mahim stations during the block period, an official said.