Mega train blocks tonight owing to Mumbai's Carnac Bridge reconstruction work; know details

The 150-year-old Carnac Bridge, demolished in 2022, is entering a critical reconstruction phase this weekend. The Central Railway (CR) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will launch girders for the new Carnac Road Over Bridge (ROB), requiring two back-to-back mega blocks starting tonight at 12, lasting six hours. During this time, train services between Byculla/Wadala and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) will be suspended, affecting local and long-distance trains.

The bridge is now expected to be completed before the next monsoon, following delays and increased traffic congestion in nearby areas.

• The first major block starts tonight at 12, lasting six hours

• Train services between Byculla/Wadala and CSMT will be suspended

• Several local and long-distance trains will be short-terminated

• Byculla, Parel, Kurla, and Wadala stations to be affected

• The last local train from CSMT depart will depart at 11:42 PM on October 12

• The first train will leave at 6:14 AM on October 13

• The blocks are essential for launching girders for a ₹41 crore project

• Expected to be completed before the next monsoon

• The bridge's closure has caused traffic congestion in Crawford Market and Kalbadevi